The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour ?

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1. Who uttered these words “Beauty is truth, truth is beauty, that is all” ?

   A. Willams Shakespeare B. Gold Smith C. John Keats D. Adlof Hatler Submitted by: Asad Ullah Afridi...

2. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of human instinct to imitate sounds _______________?

   A. Ding Dong theory B. The Bow-vow theory C. The Pooh-pooh theory D. The Gesture theory...

3. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder_________________?

   A. Ding Dong theory B. The Bow__vow theory C. The Pooh__pooh theory D. The Gesture theory...

4. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man ?

   A. Ding Dong theory B. The Bow__vow theory C. The Pooh__pooh theory D. The Gesture theory...

5. 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....

6. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions ?

   A. The falling B. The rising C. The fall__rise D. None of the above...

7. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements ?

   A. The falling B. The rising C. The fall__rise D. None of the above...

8. ______________is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttereD ?

   A. Stress B. Pitch C. Intonation D. Juncture...

9. ____________is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words ?

   A. Portmanteau B. Onomatopoeia C. Clipping D. Metanalysis...

10. ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by combining the segments of two different existing words?

    A. Compounding B. Portmanteau C. Derivation D. Backformation....