Bi- and Multilingualism - Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) - Linguistics Previous Year Questions

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2022 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2022

Which of the given statements is/are TRUE?

Statement (I): Diglossia and dialect continuum are synonymous.
Statement (II): Bilingual speakers are also bidialectal.

A

Both statement (I) and statement (II) are correct

B

Both statement (I) and statement (II) are incorrect

C

Statement (I) is correct but statement (II) is incorrect

D

Statement (I) is incorrect but statement (II) is correct

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2023 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2023

Consider the following morphological break-up of pfeifing produced by a simultaneous bilingual child. What phenomenon does this example indicate?
pfeife + ing → pfeifing
whistle (German) + progressive (English) → ‘whistling’

A

Code-mixing arising out of social bilingualism

B

Code-switching based on context of the conversation

C

Understanding both languages as part of a single ‘system’

D

Mixed language arising out of pedagogical preferences

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2023 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2023

What sociolinguistic phenomenon does the following sentence exemplify?
la fam micimine:w li pci
the(fem.) woman she-is-holding-it the (masc.) little-one
French French Cree French French
“The woman is holding the child”

A

Code switching

B

Bilingualism

C

Pidgin

D

Mixed language

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2024 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024

The following sentences are examples of Hinglish. What term is used to describe such productions?
i. Yaar, if you don't come now, ticket nahin milega.
ii. Sahi direction mein utha har kadam...after all life is all about the next step.
iii. Pepsi- Yeh Dil Maange More!

A

Code mixing

B

Code transference

C

Code violation

D

Code breaking

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2024 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024

Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement about pidgins and creoles?

A

Pidginisation expands grammatical rules and creolisation reduces them.

B

Pidgins have little or no grammar.

C

A stabilised pidgin can lead to the formation of a creole.

D

Creoles are standardised pidgins.

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2026 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism

Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) 2026

Which ONE of the following options represents the correct mapping of types of bilingualism in Column X and the descriptions in Column Y?

Column X: Types of Bilingualism	Column Y: Description
P. Simultaneous	1. L2 learned after L1 with equal competence in both
Q. Sequential	2. L1 and L2 learned with reduced competence in L2
R. Passive	3. L1 and L2 learned with reduced competence in L1
S. Subtractive	4. L1 and L2 learned together with equal competence in both

A

P – 4, Q – 1, R – 2, S – 3

B

P – 3, Q – 2, R – 1, S – 4

C

P – 4, Q – 1, R – 3, S – 2

D

P – 3, Q – 2, R – 4, S – 1

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