A term introduced by the linguist SAUSSURE which refers to the state of a language as it exists at any given time

Related Mcqs:

1. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure’s Langue and Parole ?

   A. Charles Sanders Pierce
   B. Leonard bloom FileD.
   C. Noam Chomsky
   D. Edward Sapir

2. Competence is a term to describe the knowledge possessed by native users of a language which enables them to speak and understand their language fluently was introduced by________?

   A. Sassure
   B. Enoch Powel
   C. Noam Chomsky
   D. None of these

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3. What is the central idea of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics ?

   A. Language is inseparable from its historical context.
   B. There are five phases of linguistic development.
   C. Language can be analyzed as a formal system of elements.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

4. What is the central idea of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics ?

   A. Language is inseparable from its historical context.
   B. There are five phases of linguistic development.
   C. Language can be analyzed as a formal system of elements.
   D. Linguistics is too complicated to be distilled to a formula.

5. __________ is term introduced by CHOMSKY to describe ‘the actual use of language in concrete situations’

   A. Performance
   B. Parole
   C. Paradigmatic
   D. N. O. T

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6. A term which refers to the sequential characteristics of language. When we construct WORDS and SENTENCES we follow a certain order in arranging the individual items.

   A. Syntagmatic
   B. Synergy
   C. Performance
   D. N. O. T

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7. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemes and at the level of words. This property of language is called_______________?

   A. Duality of structure
   B. Recursiveness
   C. Displacement
   D. TransferencE.

8. Language is never statiC. It goes on changing. This property of language is called______________ ?

   A. Dynamic
   B. Recursiveness
   C. Displacement
   D. TransferencE

9. It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called______________ ?

   A. Duality of structure
   B. Recursiveness
   C. Displacement
   D. Transference.

10. The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is_________?

    A. Sociolinguistics
    B. Psycholinguisctics
    C. Biolinguistics
    D. None of these

    Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo