“______” is a word in English which is onomatopoeic.

A. Walkman
B. Waterloo
C. Ticktack
D. Seesaw

Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols for human ________.

A. contact
B. communication
C. relation
D. community

Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary.

A. tree
B. crash
C. typewriter
D. Bang

The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degree Centigrade” is ________

A. Interrogative
B. Directive
C. Informative
D. performative

“ We can refer to Confucius even though he was dead 2000 years ago.” This shows that language has the design feature of ________ .

Arbitrariness
B. Duality
Creativity
Displacement

According to F. de Saussure, ________ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community.

A. Parole
B. Performance
C. Langue
D. Language

Language, broadly speaking, is a means of ____communication.

In any language words can be used in new ways to mean new things and can be combined into innumerable sentences based on limited rules. This feature is usually termed ____.

In Saussure’s view, the relationship between sound image and concept is ____.

Linguistics is defined as the ____study of language,.