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Unraveling the Linguistic Puzzles of Dravidian Languages: A Grammatical and Phonological Investigation

Description: Explore the intricacies of Dravidian languages through this quiz, delving into their grammatical structures and phonological systems.
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Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. Subject-Verb-Object word order

  2. Extensive use of postpositions

  3. Prominent agglutinative morphology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dravidian languages are known for their subject-verb-object word order, extensive use of postpositions, and prominent agglutinative morphology.

In Dravidian languages, the grammatical case of a noun is typically marked by:

  1. Suffixes

  2. Prefixes

  3. Infixes

  4. Tone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In Dravidian languages, the grammatical case of a noun is typically marked by suffixes.

Which of the following is NOT a common tense-aspect marker in Dravidian languages?

  1. Present

  2. Past

  3. Future

  4. Perfect


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The perfect tense-aspect is not a common feature in Dravidian languages.

Dravidian languages exhibit a phenomenon known as:

  1. Retroflexion

  2. Aspiration

  3. Palatalization

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dravidian languages exhibit retroflexion, aspiration, and palatalization as common phonological processes.

Which of the following is a common phonological feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие согласных кластеров

  2. наличие тонов

  3. наличие долгих гласных

  4. наличие дифтонгов


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a rich inventory of long vowels.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Dravidian phonology?

  1. наличие согласных кластеров

  2. наличие тонов

  3. наличие долгих гласных

  4. наличие дифтонгов


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically allow for complex consonant clusters.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a rich system of grammatical cases.

Which of the following is a common phonological feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие согласных кластеров

  2. наличие тонов

  3. наличие долгих гласных

  4. наличие дифтонгов


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a rich inventory of diphthongs.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a grammatical distinction between masculine and feminine gender.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a grammatical distinction between singular and plural number.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a grammatical system of tense and aspect.

Which of the following is a common phonological feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие согласных кластеров

  2. наличие тонов

  3. наличие долгих гласных

  4. наличие дифтонгов


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Some Dravidian languages, such as Tamil, have a system of tones.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a rich system of grammatical cases.

Which of the following is a common phonological feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие согласных кластеров

  2. наличие тонов

  3. наличие долгих гласных

  4. наличие дифтонгов


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a rich inventory of long vowels.

Which of the following is a common grammatical feature of Dravidian languages?

  1. наличие падежей

  2. наличие родов

  3. наличие чисел

  4. наличие времен


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dravidian languages typically have a grammatical distinction between masculine and feminine gender.

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