Linguistic Terms MCQs for Competitive Exams

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Linguistic Terms MCQs for Competitive Exams

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What is the term for a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes (e.g., 'buzz', 'sizzle')?
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In linguistics, 'Morphology' is the study of:
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Grimm's Law is a famous sound law describing the shift from:
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What is 'Aphasia'?
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What is a 'Homophone'?
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Semantics is the branch of linguistics concerned with:
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A 'Bound Morpheme' is one that:
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The 'Great Vowel Shift' was a major change in the pronunciation of:
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What is a 'Lingua Franca'?
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Ferdinand de Saussure distinguished between 'Langue' and 'Parole'. 'Langue' refers to:
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