A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above
Related Mcqs:
- The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ______________?
A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above - Words such as ‘black__leg’ and ‘flash__light’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Clipping. - Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house__keep’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Acronym
C. Re__duplicates
D. Conversion - Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. Portmanteau - Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?
A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis - The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for__________?
A. Palato__alveolar
B. Palatal
C. Velar
D. Bilabial - The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech?
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Elision
D. None of the above
