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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Research Assistant (Linguistics)' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '170/2023/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question14:-Which of the following are not included in the evaluative factors of
language vitality in the UNESCO document 2003?
(1) Intergenerational Language Transmission
(ii) Response to new domains and media
(iii) Intergenerational Disruption scale
(iv) Improving living conditions and respect for the human rights of speaker
communities
A:-(i) and (ii)
B:-(iii) and (iv)
C:-(i) and (iv)
D:-(ii) and (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Who introduced the term /ogosphere to describe the web linking the
world's languages?
A:-Joshua A Fishman
B:-Michael E Krauss
C:-Lewis and Simons
D:-Luisa Maffi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-Which is the label and degree of endangerment assigned to the
description "the language is used for local and regional work by both insiders and
outsiders" in the Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale by Lewis and
Simons (2010)?
A:-Trade, Safe
B:-Regional, Safe
C:-Educational, Safe
D:-Vigorous, Safe
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question17:-Which is the term used by Lewis and Simons (2010) to refer to the
extent to which a language is used to facilitate communication among those who
speak different first languages?
A:-Lingua Franca
B:-Inter-language
C:-Vehicular language
D:-Intra-language
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question18:-When and where the convocation of the world conference on Linguistic
Rights (WCLR) was held?
A:-6th to 8th June, 1996 in Barcelona