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3171English LiteratureMedium

When did Samuel Taylor Coleridge die?

A30 April 1822

B22 November 1836

C25 July 1834

D24 February 1841

Correct answer

C. 25 July 1834

Explanation

The correct answer is 25 July 1834.

3172English LiteratureMedium

A pair of terms introduced by Noam CHOMSKY in 1965 to describe native speakers’ intuitions about the grammatical correctness, or otherwise, of sentences.

AAcceptable/Unacceptable

BBoth b and c

CDiachrony/Synchrony

DN. O. T

Correct answer

A. Acceptable/Unacceptable

Explanation

The correct answer is Acceptable/Unacceptable.

3173English LiteratureMedium

The term Electra Complex has originated from a tragedy entitled Electra. Who is the author of his tragedy?

ASeneca

BSophocles

CEuripides

DAeschylus

Correct answer

B. Sophocles

Explanation

The correct answer is Sophocles.

3174English LiteratureMedium

Which American poet is hailed as the representative poet of America?

AWalt Whitman

BRobert Frost

CR. W. Emerson

DEdgar Allen Poe

Correct answer

A. Walt Whitman

Explanation

The correct answer is Walt Whitman.

3175English LiteratureMedium

Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as “the little lady who made this big war”?

AAbraham Lincoln

BJohn Adams

CGeorge Washington

DJohn. F. Kennedy

Correct answer

A. Abraham Lincoln

Explanation

The correct answer is Abraham Lincoln.

3176English LiteratureMedium

Which of Shakespeare’s play features Sir John Falstaff?

ATroilus and Cressida

BKing John

CThe merry wives of Windsor

DTitus Andronicus

Correct answer

C. The merry wives of Windsor

Explanation

The correct answer is The merry wives of Windsor.

3177English LiteratureMedium

The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is________?

ANone of these

BBiolinguistics

CSociolinguistics

DPsycholinguisctics

Correct answer

D. Psycholinguisctics

Explanation

The correct answer is Psycholinguisctics.

3178English LiteratureMedium

To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer?

AThe referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs

BThe multi-layered nature of language in a literary work

CAll of the above answers are correct

DAn infant’s inability to speak prior to the mirror stage

Correct answer

B. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work

Explanation

The correct answer is The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work.

3179English LiteratureMedium

The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of ________type of assimilation?

ANone of the above

BRegressive

CProgressive

DReciprocal

Correct answer

D. Reciprocal

Explanation

The correct answer is Reciprocal.

3180English LiteratureMedium

The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called________?

ASynchronic

BOnomatopoeic

CDiachronic

DSemiotic

Correct answer

C. Diachronic

Explanation

The correct answer is Diachronic.

To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer?

AThe referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs

BThe multi-layered nature of language in a literary work

CAll of the above answers are correct

DAn infant’s inability to speak prior to the mirror stage

Correct answer

B. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work

Explanation

The correct answer is The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work.