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This set of History of English Language Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of English Language Set 4

Q1 | A very large number of words have undergone a peculiar kind of change of meaning whichconsists in the addition of what has been called …..
  • generalization
  • specialisation
  • emotional connotation
  • deterioration
Q2 | …………occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negativeconnotations.
  • elevation
  • shift
  • deterioration
  • generalization
Q3 | ……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word’s meaning improves orbecomes more positive over time .
  • deterioration
  • amelioration
  • generalization
  • specialization
Q4 | …………..is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may findupsetting or embarrassing to talk about.
  • anaphora
  • euphemism
  • hyperbole
  • metaphor
Q5 | ……………is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between twoor more groups that do not have a language in common.
  • pidgin
  • creole
  • romance
  • patois
Q6 | The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard languageof the country is known as………..
  • pidgin
  • creole
  • patois
  • romance
Q7 | ………….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties ofEuropean languages and speakers of no- European languages
  • pidgin
  • creole
  • patois
  • romance
Q8 | What is the dialect of the working class of East End London ?
  • east anglian
  • lancashire
  • cockney
  • yorkshire
Q9 | American English derives from …….. century British English.
  • 16th
  • 15th
  • 18th
  • 17th
Q10 | Who is the author of “Decolonizing the Mind”?
  • ngugi wa thiong
  • chinua achiba
  • salman rushdie
  • bill ashcrofthe
Q11 | Who wrote “ Nation and Narration”?
  • gayatri spivak
  • homi k bhabha
  • salman rushdie
  • harish trivedi
Q12 | “Imaginary Homelands” is the work of ………….
  • gayatri spivak
  • homi k bhabha
  • ranajit guha
  • salman rushdie
Q13 | The institutionalized study of English in India began with the …………of 1835
  • macaulay minute
  • charter act
  • wood’s despatch
  • government of india act