A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Metanalysis
Related Mcqs:
- Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. Portmanteau - Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called___________________?
A. Dental
B. Labio__dental
C. Bilabial
D. Alveolar - The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?
A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above - 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 - ____________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 - ______________________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. - The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics - ______________are sounds articulated in the glottis ?
A. Glottal
B. Velar
C. Palatal
D. None of the above - There are ______ vowel sounds in English IPA.
A. 19
B. 20
C. 21
D. 22Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo
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