Morpheme alternants are called________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word ‘dogs’ is an instance of ________________assimilation?

   A. Progressive
   B. Regressive
   C. reciprocal
   D. none of the abovE

2. The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

3. Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth are called________ ?

   A. Dental
   B. Bilabial
   C. Labio__dental
   D. Alveolar

4. The study of meaning is called________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

5. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________?

   A. Syllabic consonants
   B. Sibilants
   C. Suffixes
   D. None of the above

6. _______________is the discipline where the methodological perspectives of both linguistics and sociology converges ?

   A. Linguistics of sociology
   B. Socio__linguistics
   C. Sociology of linguistics
   D. None of these

7. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ____________?

   A. A free morpheme
   B. Free variation
   C. Bound morpheme
   D. None of these

8. ______________is the scientific study of language ?

   A. Philology
   B. Phonology
   C. Phonetics
   D. linguistics

9. The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are __________________?

   A. Syllabic consonants
   B. Sibilants
   C. Suffixes
   D. None of the above

10. The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are ________________?

    A. Allophones
    B. Allomorphs
    C. Morpheme variants
    D. Minimal pairs