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Which two languages are cited as retaining the features of the parent Indo-European language most faithfully?
Where was the original Indo-European language believed to have been spoken?
Which of the following is an example of the Satem group language?
The Satem and Centum classification of Indo-European languages is based on:
What is the best designation for the parent language of the Indo-European family?
Which feature distinguishes the Indo-European languages from other language families?
Which of the following languages is NOT a part of the Indo-European family?
The term “Indo-European” originally refers to:
The Latin influence in Old English period was mainly due to:
The most important dialect during the Old English period was:
The original language of Britain was
The Indo-European language was spoken around the area of
Which dialect attained prominence during the middle English period
What was said to be the theory that came from automatic human responses to pain, fear, surprise, laugh etc
Who was the famous Old English writer who wrote Canterbury Tales?
After the Norman Conquest, which language became the language of courts and government?
The Scandinavians and Norsemen who settled in England spoke what language?
Which dialect became the standard of Old English?
The Norman Conquest of England was in the year
The modern grammatical system had come into existence by the end of the ____ century.
The Authorised Version / King James Version of the Bible came out in
The four chief aspects of any language are –
Which of the four dialects became the most dominant in the Old English period?
What is the other name for Primitive Germanic?
The ___ theory suggests that speech originates from man’s attempt to imitate the characteristic sound of the creature/object he is referring to
Which theory of language origin is developed by Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget?
What does code-switching refer to?
What is a creole?
What is a pidgin language?
What is diglossia?
What is register in linguistics?
What is a dialect?
What does sociolinguistics examine?
What is the main focus of ethnolinguistics?
Which branch studies the physiological basis of language and disorders like aphasia and stuttering?
What does psycholinguistics primarily study?
In the analogy drawn in the text, what does code correspond to in linguistic theory?
What does Chomsky emphasize that Saussure does not in his theory?
How does performance help in understanding competence?
According to the document, what kind of code is competence?
Which statement is true about performance?
Which of the following does not affect a speaker's competence?
How is competence similar to Saussure’s concept of langue?
What is meant by performance in Chomsky’s theory?
What does linguistic competence refer to according to Chomsky?
Who introduced the linguistic concepts of competence and performance?
According to the document, what unconscious aspect is linked with langue?
Saussure's idea of langue and parole supports which approach to language study?
Which of these is an example of langue?
What does parole include, as per Saussure's theory?