The term ________ has generated substantial controversy in the field of general and applied linguistics.

• A) accent
• B) competence
• C) alphabet
• D) dialect

Who classified conjunction into elaboration, extension, and enhancement?

• A) Joseph Wright
• B) Werner Winter
• C) Frank Palmer
• D) Michael Halliday

Brown and Yule (1983) see the nature of reference in text and in discourse as an action on the part of a/an _____________.

• A) speaker/ writer
• B) audience/ public
• C) caller/ dialer
• D) listener/ reader

Apposition and clarification are two types of___________.

• A) elaboration
• B) variation
• C) enchantment
• D) extension

English is often called a/an _________ language.

• A) VOS
• B) SOV
• C) OVS
• D) SVO

Syllables which stand out in the flow of talk will be referred to as _________ syllables.

• A) lower
• B) upper
• C) hidden
• D) prominent

The most exciting developments in the analysis of discourse have been in _________ studies.

• A) dialect
• B) intonation
• C) stress
• D) grammar

Psychological correlates of a natural language is the notion of communicative competence as introduced by _________.

• A) Ronald Carter
• B) Naom Chomsky
• C) Dell Hymes
• D) John McCarthy

Which conjunction includes replacive, subtractive and alternative types?

• A) Variation
• B) Adversative
• C) Extension
• D) Additive

A faster speaker will generally use __________ intonation units.

• A) more
• B) fewer
• C) longer
• D) casual

Prosodic stress is also called__________.

• A) word level
• B) sentence level
• C) upper stress
• D) lower stress

The impression of rhythm may arise out of a feeling of alternation between strong and weak is called________.

• A) beats
• B) words
• C) sounds
• D) rhythms

Whose framework has been used to examine the global narrative structure?

• A) David Mitchell’s
• B) S. E. Hintson’s
• C) William Labov’s
• D) Van Dijk

Interactional sociolinguistics deals with the existence of subtle _________ in the systematic combination of verbal and non-verbal signs.

• A) all the given options
• B) cultural differences
• C) behavioral differences
• D) racial differences

Anthropology is a unique academic discipline that operates at the crossroads of the __________.

• A) physical sciences
• B) social sciences
• C) environmental sciences
• D) natural sciences

A central recognition of discursive psychology is that actions are_______.

• A) relocated
• B) unfixed
• C) situated
• D) performed

Cultural anthropologists study the diversity of human cultures and _______ around the world.

• A) minds
• B) attitudes
• C) societies
• D) languages

Interaction that takes place through a broadcast platform, whether spoken or written is called _________discourse.

• A) power
• B) media
• C) domination
• D) ideology

A part of something can only truly be understood if examined within relation to the whole of it is called _______.

• A) universalism
• B) cultural
• C) holism
• D) relativism

Blogs and webpages are also other examples of_________.

• A) semiotics
• B) none of the given options
• C) trans-media
• D) semantics