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ENTRANCE ExAMrNATroNs
(Ph.D. Admissions - January 2021 Session)

Ph.D. APPLIED LINGINSTICS

Time:2 hours Mex. Marki: 70

Hall Tick€t Numb€r:

INSTRUCTIONS TOR TIIE CANDIDATE

i) Write your Hall TicketNumber on the OMR Answer Sheet given to you. Also write the Hall Tick€t
Number in the space prcvided above.

ii) Answers are to be marked on the OMR Answer Sheet following the instructions provided there
upon.

iii) Handover the OMR ANwer Sheet at the end ofthe Examination to the Invigilator.

iv) No additional sheetwillbe provid€d. Rough work may be done in the question paper its€lforinthe
space provided at the end ofthe booklet.

v) The question paper contains 10 pages and the questions are of objective type. Only the question
. paper may be taken away by the candidate at the end ofthe examination.

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SECTION - 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 B. First and last names ofall authors

C. et al. 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. 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. Quotasainpling 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 Bibliography

. C. 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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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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1994 to47 8.4% rncl6e 8 r 7

1995 lol3 \ )o$deucsc 726

3 2q, ac r€:se 1310

tse? o75 a.8q, :rdFse lars s47

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 - B
Applied Linguistics

36. Diachronic linguistics is one of the two main temporal dimensions oflanguage study
identified by _.

A. Ferdinand de Saussure B. Charles F. Hockett

C. Andrc Mafiinet 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
Phonetics
C. Constrained 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.

correct
A. Both (i) and (ii) axe 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. 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

A. I-2, II-I, TI-4, IV-3 IV.I

B. I-3,II-2, III-4,
c. I-4, II-2 III-1, IV-3 D.I-2,II-I, TI.3,IV-4
54. Consider the following data and choose the correct 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

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

C.I-2,II-3 III-1,IV-4 D. r-3,II-1, t-4, tV-2

55. According to Chomsky, Univercal Grammar consists oL.

A. A system of rules B. A system ofpdnciples
C. Both (A) and (B) D. A system of concepts

56. _posits conslituent structurc (c-structure) and fuhctional structure (f-structure ).

A. Lexical Functional Grammar B. Dependency Grammar

C. Pkase Stucture Grartunar D. Tree Adjoining Grammar

57. In the following conversation, _ is violated.

John: Have you had breakfast?

Bill: It was raining.

A. The Maxim of Quality B. The Maxim ofRelevance

C. The Maxim of Manner D. The Maxim of Quantity

58. Match the two sets and select the most suitable mapping.

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

A. t-4, -2, Iu-3, tV-1 B. I-2, II-3, III-4, IV-1

c. t-2, II-3 uI-1,IV-4 D. t-2, II-1, [I-4, IV-3

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

SET I SET II
1. Cdtical period Hypolhesis i. Krashen
2. Innateness H)pothesis ii. Sapir-Whorf
3. Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis iii. Noam Chomsky
4. Input hlpothesis iv. Eric Lenneberg

A. 1-iv 2-iii 3-ii 4-i

B. l-i 2-iii 3-ii 4-iv
c. 1-ii 2-iii 3-i 4-iv
D. l-ii 2-iii 3-iv 4-i,

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. is an inteface between gmmmar and meaning in the Principles and Paramete$
Theory.

A. Phonetic Form and Logical Form B. Phonetic Form

C. Logical Form D. None ofthe above

62. When a community loses its language, it loses its_.

A. cultual identity B. spiritual identity
C. intellectual life D. All ofthe above

63. Of the following is not a case relation.

A. Ergative B. Subjunctive C. Nominative D. Elative

64. _ proposed the Design Features oflanguage.

A. Noam Chomsky B. Leonad Bloomfield

C. Charles F. Hockett D. Inuis I.Ijelmslev

65. Match the autho$ with their books listed in the table below and choose the
option:

I . I-eonardBloomfield 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. 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
Ergative
C. Split 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 thefollowing 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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