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1. Study of speech sound systern of a language is called?
(a) Phonetic
c) Phonology
(b) Syntax
(d) Morphology
2. The rise and fall of pitch in voice is called
(a) Fluency
(c) Pause
(5) Tntonation
(d) Stress
3. Which of the following is the smallest unit within a language system?
(a) Sentence
(c) Word
(b) Phoneme
(d) Morpheme
4. What does morphology study?
(a) Pronunciation
(c) Sentence structure
(b) Word order
(d) Word structure
5. The meaning of the word in a particular language relates to which of the foll
(a) Semanties
(c) Grammar
(b) Signal
(d) Syntax
Short answers type question:
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1. Explain two main functions of English language?
2. Explain the meaning and nature of English language?
8. Why it is important to learn English in India?
Difference between first language and second 12
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Answers
1. Phonology
2.Intonation
3. Phoneme
4.Morphology is the study of word structure, the way words are formed and the way their form interacts with other aspects of grammar such as phonology and syntax.
5.
1. there are five main functions of language, which are informational function, aesthetic function, expressive, phatic, and directive functions. Any language is determined by a number of factors, such as a social background, attitudes and origin of people.
2. Language is the expression of thought by means of spoken or written words. The English word language comes (through the French langue) from the Latin lingua - the tongue. But the tongue is not the only organ used in speaking.
8. The language has contributed significantly in bringing people and their culture closer. The benefits of learning English can be seen in the economic, social and political life of the people of the country. India has undertaken the gigantic task of rapidly developing its economy, and becoming a powerful country.
First language is a language that one acquires from birth and a second language is a non-native language usually learned at a later stage. In a nutshell, native languages are regarded as first languages whereas non-native languages are referred to as second languages.