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| Paper | Year / session | Questions in this view | Open |
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| Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) 2026 | 2026 | 3 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2025 | 2025 | 4 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024 | 2024 | 1 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2023 | 2023 | 2 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2022 | 2022 | 2 | View paper |
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The sound change of Proto-Indo-Aryan /p/ to Germanic /f/, deduced by comparing cognates like Latin pater, Sanskrit pita and English father, is an example of ________.
Which of the following is/are involved in the comparative method for establishing language families and genetic relationship among languages?
| Column X | Column Y | Column Z |
|---|---|---|
| P. narrowing | i. silly | ‘happy, prosperous’ |
| Q. broadening | ii. pretty | ‘tricky, sly, cunning’ |
| R. amelioration | iii. bead | ‘prayer’ |
| S. pejoration | iv. aunt | ‘father’s sister’ |
Which of the followings occurred due to the Great Vowel Shift of the English language?