History Of English Language Set 3
On This Page
This set of History of English Language Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of English Language Set 3
Q1 | Who is the author of the essay “ Essay Upon Projects” that proposes an academy of 36“gentlemen” to dictate English usage?
- daniel defoe
- jonathan swift
- oliver goldsmith
- john wilkins
Q2 | The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year?
- 1607
- 1611
- 1612
- 1600
Q3 | Which language is the most closely related to Modern English?
- frisian
- german
- gothic
- islandic
Q4 | Which language is the most closely related to Modern English
- frisian
- islandic
- gothic
- german
Q5 | Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English?
- prehistoric
- late old english
- primitive
- early old english
Q6 | Who wrote the “ Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language”?
- john wilkins
- james hermes
- thomas sheridan
- william jones
Q7 | When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word ,carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word
- loan word
- noun word
- portmanteau word
- blend word
Q8 | Which among is an example of Portmanteau word
- melodrama
- tragedy
- nickname
- forlorn
Q9 | Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare?
- utopian
- idealism
- multitudinous
- fairy tale
Q10 | Identify the word that derived from Greek language
- formula
- phenomenon
- fableaux
- stratum
Q11 | Identify the word that borrowed from Latin to English
- formula
- phenomenon
- criteria
- analogy
Q12 | Identify the word that borrowed from French to English
- phenomenon
- guillotine
- theatre
- genius
Q13 | Who is the author of the book “The Growth and Structure of the English Language”?
- otto jespersen
- robert lowth
- william bullokar
- willaiam cobbett
Q14 | Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical timesand forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo – European language family.
- italic languages
- sardinian languages
- romanian languages
- romance languages
Q15 | Identify the language that is included in Romance languages
- spanish
- sanskrit
- german
- arabic
Q16 | Identify a word that is originated from Dutch language
- rainbow
- landscape
- shampoo
- water
Q17 | The word……………has been derived from Indian Language
- rainbow
- water
- shampoo
- skipper
Q18 | In linguistics ………….is the study of words , how they are formed, and their relationship toother words in the same language
- ontology
- morphology
- phonology
- etymology
Q19 | The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning
- morphology
- ontology
- semantics
- etymology
Q20 | ‘Immediate Constituent Analysis’ was first introduced by…………
- zelling harris
- roulon wells
- bloomfield
- norm chomsky
Q21 | Transformational-Generative Grammar was developed by……
- bloomfield
- norm chomsky
- m a k halliday
- henderson
Q22 | ………..put forward a theory called ‘Scale and Category Grammar’
- bloomfield
- j r firth
- norm chomsky
- m a k halliday
Q23 | The Firthian or Hallidayan theory may be said to represent the………..School of Linguistics
- american
- british
- french
- german
Q24 | ……….is an example of Freak formation
- air- raid
- teetotal
- aviator
- daisy
Q25 | …………..is a semantic process by a term which at one time had a specialized and restrictedmeaning comes to have a wider application.
- specialization
- generalization
- deterioration
- polarisation