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116) Which of the following is linguistically CORRECT about languages and dialects ?
A) Languages have their own script but dialects do not have their own script.
B) There is no well-defined linguistic difference between a language and dialect.
C) Languages have written literature but dialects are only based on oral traditions.
D) Languages and dialects are linguistically different but geographically same.
117) Veera is a seven month old infant. She is now making vocalizations that combine consonants and vowels. She is communicating using which of the following ?
A) Cooing.
B) Linguistic speech.
C) Phonemes.
D) Babbling.
118) What is productive vocabulary ?
A) Words that we use in writing and speaking.
B) Words which are new to the reader.
C) Words which are recognized as we hear.
D) Words noticed when we read beyond the lines.
119) Which of the following is NOT explained by the concept of Language Acquisition Device (LAD) ?
A) How children learn figurative language.
B) Why the linguistic output of children is more than the input they get.
C) How children learn their first language.
D) How children are able to learn language within a short span of 4-5 years.
120) In a speech community, it is observed that ‘s’ is pronounced differently by two different socio-economic groups of speakers. This difference is an example of :
A) A socio-cultural variable
B) A socio-psychological variable
C) A socio-linguistic variable
D) A pragmatic variable