ENTRANCE ExAMrNATroNs - 2o2o Pase I or10

ENTRANCE ExAMrNATroNs - 2o2o

^Pase

I or10

(Ph.D. Admissions

-

January 2021 Session)

Ph.D. APPLIED

LINGINSTICS

Time:2 hours

Mex.

Marki:

70

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i)

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ii)

^{Answers are} to be marked on the OMR Answer Sheet following the instructions provided there upon.

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Handover the OMR

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ofthe

Examination to the Invigilator.

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SECTION

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A

Research

Methodolosr

l.

Researchers should care abor:t ethics in research

to

A. protect others

B. ensure research

integrity

C. meet professional and organizational requirements D.

All ofthe

above

2.

^{Verbal hedge in} conversations refers

to_.

A. a word

oi

sentence that makes a statement an interrogative.

B. a word or phrase that makes a statement less forceful or assertive.

C. a word or phrase that makes a statement morc or less an exclamatory.

D. a word or sentence that makes a statement more

ot

less

ar

imperative.

3.

^{People who}

povide

the data for experiments are known as

A.InteNiewees

^B.

Co-respondents

C.

Sources

D. lnformants

4.

^One

ofthe

essential charact€ristics ofresearch is

A.

Replicability

^B.

ceneralizability

C.

Usability

^D.

Objectivity

5. Null

^{h5 pothesis is proposed.}

_.

A. when there is no difference between variables B. when there is a difference between variabl€s C. when

it

is subjectir e in nature

.

^{D. when}

it

^{is not same as research h)?othesis}

6.

^{ln research} citations,

'cf.' refe6

^to

A.

compare

B.

clarification

C. column and

field

^{D. citation}

field 7.

Endnote is used to

marage_.

A.

field data

B. research

data

^C. bibliographic

data

D. endnote helds

8 _ is often

^used

in text

citations, when there are several authors

for

a

book or

a research article.

A.

Year

ofpublication

C. et al.

B. First and last names

ofall

authors D.

All ofthe

above

9.

^{In text} citations,

'ibid.'

is used to refer

to_.

A.

same

source

^{B. different}

souce

C. same

author

^{D. same}

field

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10

10.

is an example

ofprobability

sampling.

A. Judgement

sampling

B. Snow-ball sampling C. Purposive

sampling

^D. Cluster sampling

11. A

technique

ofbuilding

up a list or a sample

ofa

special population by using an

initial

set of memben as informants is known

as_.

A.

_Quota

sainpling

B. Convenience Sampling C. Snow

ball Sampling

D. Purposive sampling

12.

Match the

following

and choose the most appropriate answer given below.

a. Comparison Scale

(i)

_{Tool for data collection} b. Questionnaire

(ii)

Data analvsis technioue c. Data

Elicitation (iii)

Measurement technicue d. Data Visualization (iv.)Reseajch method

A.

a-(ii);

b-(i); c-(iv); d-(iii)

B.

a-(ii); b-(iii); c-(iv); d-(i)

C.

a-(iii); b-(i); c-(iv); d-(ii)

D.

a-(iv); b-(i); c-(ii); d-(iii)

13. In which of the following

reseaxch methods, a researcher has more control over the data?

A.

Corpus

method

B. Machine leaming method

C. Group discussion

method

D. Experimental method

14. The

data (such as

elicitation forms) that

are needed as

proof of your findings

are included in

_

^.

.

^A.

Appendix

B.

Acknowledgement

C.

Bibliography D.Index

15. A

statement

like

'As illustrated

i

^Figure

3'

is often found

in_.

A.Introduction

^B.

Results

C.

Abstact

D. Appendix

16.

^is

typically

^found after ne^rrftr section in a research paper.

A. Conclusion d.

Acknowledgement C.

Discussion

D. Refercnces

17. When a single-authored or co-authored manusctipt is submitted to

^a

peer-reviewed/standard Joumal,

q?ically_.

A. the manuscript is made anonymous

B- the manuscript contains names of all of authors C. the

manusc

pt contains only first author's name D. None of the above

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18.

^Which one of the

following

statements is

true_.

A.

Analogy regularizes

inegularities

B. Analogy results in inegularities C. Analogy produces

iregularities

D. Sound change producei regularities

19.

^The introduction of the reguladty

h)?otlesis

is ascdbed to

_.

A. Geneticists

B.

Generativists

C.

Neograrnmarians D.

Sfucturalists

20.

Assume that the clause

"you

can drive this car" is used to mean either

ofthe iollowing:

(i) it

is possible

for

you to

d

ve this car.

(ii)

you have my permission to drive this car.

Which one

ofthe following

statements is

corect?

A. (i)

is an example

ofepistemic

modality and

(ii)

is an example

ofdeontic

modality B.

(i)

_{is an}

exanple ofdeontic

modality and

(ii)

is an example

ofepistemic

modality C.

(i)

and

(ii)

are examples

ofdeontic

modality

D.

(i)

and

(ii)

are examples ofepistemic modality

21.

The sound change

A

^>

A'A"

is interpreted appropdately by one

ofthe following:

A.

Analogical

change

B. Secondary change

C. Phonetic

change

D. Phonemic change

22. _

is the

first

Indian English Corpus.

A.

Indian Languages Corpora

Initiative

B. Kolhapur Corpus

oflndian

English C. Indian English

Corpus

^D. Madras Corpus

oflndian

English

23.

The notions of cozdilion, stimulus, reinforcement, N\d, respohse

ae

associated

with_.

. A. Cognitivism

^B.

Structuralism

C.

Behaviorism

^D. cenerativism

24.

^{approach assumes} that human beings are genetically endowed_with language.

A. Generative

B.

Cognitive

C.

Functional

D. Typological

25. A

^{language which} can be used for describing

itself

or any other language is a

---.

A. Metalanguage

B.

Metathesis :

^C:

Paralanguage

D. Metaphor

26. MLA

style sheet stands

for

A. Modem Language

Association

B. Modem Linguistics Association C. Modern Language

Analysis

^{D. Modem} Language

Authority

2'1.

Stimulus in research is a

_.

A.

Hlpothesis

^B.

Claim

^C.

Method

D. Material

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f

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28.

Grammar translation method advocates teaching rules

first followed by

examples and thereby

follows

^a./an

_.

A.

inductive

approach

^B. h)?othetical apptoach C. deductive

approach

D. logical approach

29. A

hypothesis is defined ^{as a,/an}

A. initial outcome

^B.

initial

observation C. researcher's

belief

D. tentative assumption

10.

Finjre State Automalon is

a{nl

A.

Linguistic

model

B. Abstract computational model

C.

Hybrid model

^D. Typological model

31. In

^a

g?ical _

^{research, a} variable under investigation is repeatedly observed.

A.longitudinal

^B.

cross-sectional

^C.

qualitalive

^D. quantitative Read the

following

table containing the data on an inswance company and answer from 32-35 (Source: Heidi Smith, 2012).

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to47

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32. _

was the greatest percentage change in the total number of claims on the previous year.

A. 1993 9.1994

^C.

1995 D.

¹⁹⁹⁶

ll.

^claims were made

in

lgqT than

in 1q92.

^:

A. 821 B. 135

^C.

t24 D. r74

34. _

year did the number ofnon-approved claims exceed the number of approved claims

in

the ratio

of2:1.

A. 1993 8. t994

^C.

1995 D.

1996

3

5.

^{The total number}

of ilaims

^made

in

1997 is approximately what percentage change on the 1994 total number

ofclaims?

A.

2oZ

decrease

^{B. 7oZ}

decrease

C. 77o

increase D.

^15%o decrease

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SECTION

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B Applied Linguistics

36.

Diachronic linguistics

is

one

of

the

two

main temporal dimensions oflanguage study identified _by

_.

A.

Ferdinand de Saussure C. Andrc

Mafiinet

B. Charles F. Hockett D. H.H. Hock

31. Afiicle ofthe

Indian Constitution refe$ to mother tongue education.

A. 150 8.250(A) C.350(A) D.348

38. Two

languages are considered to be rclated members of a "language

family,,_.

A. ifthe

rnembers

ofthe

speech communities share the same

DNA

B.

ifthey

sharc a certain set

ofphonological

processes

C.

ifthey

share a considerable number

ofthe

words D.

ifthey

share regular phonological conespondences

39.

^Word Formation Rules were

first

introduced into Morphology

by_.

A.

Charles F.

Hockett

B. Ferdinand de Saussure

C. Mark

Aronoff

D. Leonard

Bloomfield

40. In the

^Govemment

and Binding Theory, both D-sfucture and S-stucture

encode

specific

syntactic properties

of the

sentence.

While the latler

accormts

for

surface ordedng

ofthe

constituents, the former encodes

the

^{relations and} the thematic properties of the sentence.

A. binding

B. predicate-argument

'

_C.

lexical-semantic

^D.

goverfinent

41.

Consider the

following

dala dnd choose ^(he conect mapping.

I.

Ferdinand de Saussure 1. Cosnitive Linzuistics

II.

Noam Chornskv 2. Generative Lineuistics

IIL

Leonard

Talmy L

Functional Linpuistics

IV. M.A.K. Hallidav

4.

Struchfal

Lineuistics

A. I-1,II-2, III-4, IV-3

^{B. I-1,}

II-2, III-3, IV-4 c. I-4,II-2,III-1, N-3

^{D. I-4,}

II-2, Ill-3, tV-1

42.

^languages

have been confened with 'classical language status' by

the Government

of

lndia.

A. Tamil,

Sarskrit,

Hindi,

Prakrit, Bangl4 Marathi.

B.

Tamil,

Sanskrit, Gujarati, Prakrit, Pali, Apabhxamsa.

C.

Tamil,

Sanskdt,

Hindi,

Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bangla.

D.

Tamil, Sanskit,

Kannadq Telugu, Malayalarn, Odia.

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43. A

bundle

of

nerve fibers

that

coturect Broca's and Wemicke's areas

in the

brain _is known

as_.

A.

Corpus

Callosum

B. Arcuate

fasciculus

C.

Cerebrum

D. Cerebellum

44.

^{Typical Sonorants}

are

^.

A.

Stops,

Fricatives

B. Stops, AJhicates C. Nasals, Liquids,

Glides D.

Stops

45.

^Agmmmatic speech lacks

A.

Function

words

B. Content

words

C. Word

order

^{D. Woids}

46.

Panini's theory ofgrammar has often been cited to be associated

with

A. Phase Sbucture

Grammar

^B. Cognitive Grammar C. Tree

Adjoining Grammar

^D. Dependency Grammar

47. _

is the study

ofr€stdctions

on possible sound sequences in a language.

A.

Phonology

B. Phonotactics C. Constrained

Phonetics

^D. Sound pattems

48.

^Tree

Adjoining

Grammar was proposed

by_.

A. Pollard and

Sag

^B.

Steedman

C.

Chomsky

D. Aravind Joshi

49. Linguistic

competence

(Ilanguage),

also

known

as grammatical competence, rcfets to

' A.

_{speaker's tacit knowledge}

ofthe stucture ofa

_language

B. speaker's

ability

to produce and comprehend sentences in a language C. both

(A)

and

(B)

D. speaker's

ability

to leam second language

50. _

is the creation

ofa

new word by

tuncation ofan

existing one.

A. Clipping

^B.

Backformalion i. Blending

D. Aoronym

51. Co$ider

^the

following two

stalemenls:

(i) Inflectional

values cannot be iterated.

(ii)

Derivational meanings may sometimes be itemted.

A. Both

(i)

and

(ii)

axe

correct

B. Only

(i)

is conecr C. Only

(ii)

is

conect

D. None is correct

52. ALPAC

was established

paticularly

in

ordq

to evaluate the progress in the field

of A.

spe€ch

synthesis

B. machine t.anslation

C. information

retrieval

D.

artificial

intelligence

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53.

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Match

the

items

in Column - I with

^those

in Column II and

^choose

the corect

mapping:

Column

¹

Column

2

I.

CV

Tier

^1. Prosodic Phonology

II.

Foot 2. Auto-segmental phonoloqv

III.

Constraint rankine 3. Generative Phonology

IV.

Distinctive feature 4. ODtimalitv theory

55.

According to Chomsky, Univercal Grammar consists

oL.

A.

A

system of rules C. Both

(A)

and

(B)

_posits

conslituent structurc (c-structure)

A.

Lexical Functional Grammar

C. Pkase

Stucture

Grartunar 56.

54. Consider the

following

data and choose the correct mapping.

A. I-2,

II-I, TI-4, IV-3 c.

I-4,

II-2 III-1, IV-3

A. I-2,

II-4, III-3, IV-1 C.I-2,II-3 III-1,IV-4

In the

following

conversation,

_

is violated.

John: Have you had breakfast?

Bill: It

was raining.

A. The Maxim of

Quality

C. The Maxim of Manner

A.

t-4,

^-2,

Iu-3, tV-1 c.

t-2,

II-3 uI-1,IV-4

B.

I-3,II-2, III-4, IV.I D.I-2,II-I, TI.3,IV-4

B.

l-2, -3,

I-4,

rv-l

D.

r-3,II-1,

t-4,

tV-2

B.

A

system

ofpdnciples

D.

A

system

of

concepts

and fuhctional structure (f-structure ).

B. Dependency Grammar D. Tree

Adjoining

Grammar

B. The

Maxim

ofRelevance D. The

Maxim of

_Quantity

B. I-2,

II-3, III-4, IV-1

D. t-2,

II-1, [I-4, IV-3

57.

58. Match the

two

sets and select the most suitable mapping.

L Laneuaee Universals

l.

Leona.d

T

Il.

Lexical Functional Grammar 2. Joseph Greenburs

III.

Semantic TvDoloav J. Joan Bresnan and Ronald Kaplan

IV. Momholosical Tvoolosv

4. Von _Schleeel

L Momholosical

analvzer 1. base or dictionarv

form

TT. Chunker 2. intemal structure

ofword form III.

Parser ^3- Dartial syntactic aralysis

IV.

Lemmatizer 4.

full

syntactic analysis

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59. Match the

two

sets and s€lect the code to indicate your answer.

SET

I

1.

Cdtical

period Hypolhesis 2. Innateness H)pothesis

3.

Linguistic Relativity

Hypothesis 4. Input

hlpothesis

SET

II

i.

Krashen

ii. Sapir-Whorf iii.

Noam Chomsky

iv.

Eric Lenneberg

4-i 4-iv 4-iv

4-i,

A. 1-iv B. l-i c. 1-ii D. l-ii

2-iii 2-iii

2-iii 3-ii

3-ii

2-iii

3-i

3-iv

60. The disease chamcterized by decline in memory, Ianguage, problem-solving and other

thinking skills that affect

^{a peNon's}

ability to

perform everyday

activities is

known

A. Dementia B. Alzheimer's disease C.

Dyslexia

D. Amnesia 61.

63.

is an

inteface

between gmmmar and meaning in the Principles and Paramete$

62.

^{When a community} loses its language,

it

loses

its_.

A. cultual identity

C. intellectual

life

B. spiritual

identity

D.

All ofthe

above is not a case relation.

C.

Nominative

D. Elative

B.

Leonad Bloomfield

D.

Inuis

I.Ijelmslev

Of

^the

following

A.

Ergative B. Subjunctive 64.

65.

_

proposed the Design Features

oflanguage.

Theory.

A.

Phonetic Form and Logical Form C. Logical Form

A. Noam Chomsky C. Charles F. Hockett

B. Phonetic Form D. None

ofthe

above

Match the autho$ with their

books listed

in

the table

below

and choose the option:

I . I-eonard

Bloomfield

i.

A

Course in Modem

Linsuistics

2. Charles F Hockett

ii.

Lansuase

3.

Bhadiraju

Krishnamurti

iii. A

Comparative Grammar

of

the Dravidian or

Southlndian

Familv ofLansuaees

4. Robert Caldwell iv. The Dravidian Lanzuases

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a

Page

t0 of10 A. l-ii 2-i 3-iii 4-lv

B. l-i 2-ii1 3-ii 4-iv

C.

l-i 2-iv 3-ii 4-iii D. l-ii 2-i 3-iv 4-iii

66.

^Dravidian languages are largely considered as belonging

to

^type.

A.

Nominative-Accusative

B. Ergative-Absolutive C. Split

Ergative

D. None

ofthe

above

67.

^{The language} teaching method that advocates the use

of only

target language

in

the class room is

A.

Gramnar TrarNlation

Method

B. Direct Method

C.

AudioJingual Method

D. Communicative _{language teaching} Method

68.

^Read the

following

conversation between a professor ard a student. In order to infer the

arswer'NO" fiom

student's response, which maxim is to be observed?

Professor.

Did

you do the reading for this week's seminar?

Student.

I

intended to.

A.

The

Maxim ofQuality

B. The maxim ofRelevance C. The maxim of

Manner

^D. The

marim of

_Quantity

69.

lntemational Phonetic Alphabet is originally invented to

_.

A. repres€nt all the possible speech sounds B. record a language in linguistic

fieldwork

C. invent a

writing

system for a language

.

^{D. teach a foreign language}

'70.

_{is a procedure}

for

_gathering information about leamers and

their

communication needs.

uhile

designing Lhe syllabus.

A.

Communication

analysis

B. Content analysis C. Procedural

analysis

D. Needs analysis

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Applied Linguist'cs ^PhD

(

Question number Rieht answer

1. D

2. B

3. D

4. D

5.

6

7.

c

8.

c

9.

10. D

11.

c

12.

c

13. ^D

:14.

15. B

16.

c

11 18.

19.

c

20.

21.

c

22. ^B

23.

c

24.

25.

21. D

24.

c

29. ^D

30. ^B

31.

32.

33. ^B

34. D

35. ^B

36.

17.

c

38. ^D

39. ^C

40. ^B

41.

c

42. ^D

43. ^B

44.

c

Applied Linguistics PhD

(

45.

46. D

47. ^B

48. D

49.

s0.

51.

s2. ^B

53.

54.

c

55.

c

56.

5'1. B

58. ^B

59.

60.

61. c

62. ^D

63. ^B

64.

c

65. D

66.

67. ^B

68. D

69.

70. ^D