As modern linguistics aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use, and not to lay down rules for “correct” linguistic behavior, it is said to be ___.
Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?
What rhetorical device is used in the sentence: The duties of a soldier are to protect his country and peel potatoes.
Of the following sound combinations, only _______ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English.
A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called ______.
Which of the following words is made up of bound morphemes only?
Y’s utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxim of __________.
X: Who was that you were with last night?
Y: Did you know that you were wearing odd socks?
Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?
The function of the sentence ---Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade is ______.
When a dog is barking, you assume it is barking for something or at someone that exists here and now. It couldn’t be sorrowful for some lost love or lost bone. This indicates the design feature of __________.