LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007

EL 4953 / 2802- SOCIOLINGUISTICS & DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 23/04/2007 / 9:00 – 12:00 Dept. No.                                            Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

 

1. Write notes on ANY FOUR of the following in not more than 75 words. (4x 5 = 20)

 

1. The babyhood and the childhood phases in the sociolinguistic development of a child.
2. Focusing and Diffusion in the context of conformity and individualism.
3. Diglossia and language variation.
4. Pidgins and the process of variety-synthesis.
5. Deficit Hypothesis of Bernstein.
6. f) Prototype theory of concepts.

 

1. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 450 words:  (2 x 20 = 40)

 

1. Explain the sociolinguistic insights in the real but exotic world of the north-west Amazon.
2. Critically consider the sociolinguistic position that “there is no real distinction to be drawn between ‘language’ and ‘dialect’”.
3. Examine the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the context of language and thought.

 

 

PART – B

 

1. Write notes on ANY FOUR of the following in not more than 75 words. (4x 5 = 20)
   1. Why there is subjectivity among people? Give two reasons.
   2. Hoe do people differ in their language due to their religions?
   3. Is subjectivity justified in our estimate of others’ language use?
   4. Comment on different pronunciations in the same language.
   5.  Stereotypes in language use.

 

2. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 450 words: (1 x 20 = 20)

 

1. a) Write an essay on Linguistic and Communicative inequality in language.
2. b) Analyse hoe relationships among people can be governed by their

use of same language or different languages.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

    EL 4953 – SOCIOLINGUISTICS & DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

 

 

 

Date : 25/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

SECTION – A

 

1. Write short notes on ANY FOUR in about 75 words: (4 x 5 = 20 marks)

           

1. The family tree model
2. Basic-level concepts
3. Code-switching
4. The process of creolisation
5. Bernstein’s Deficit Hypothesis
6. Why does R.H. Hudson call the world of the north-west Amazon “a real but exotic world”?

 

2. Answer ANY TWO:                              (2 x 20 = 40 marks)          

 

1. How would you justify the view that there is no real distinction to be drawn between ‘language’ and ‘dialect’?
2. Examine the scope and relevance of sociolinguistics
3. Discuss the observation that “the semantic system of a language is linked to the culture of its speakers – but only loosely.”

 

SECTION – B

 

Answer any TWO of the following      (2x 20 = 40 marks)

 

3.

1. How do the concepts of lexical patterning and lexical choice operate in the usage of language in various contexts?
2. What factors determine the speech and gender differences?
3. Explain the concept of language and inequality in terms of subjective, strictly

linguistic and communicative aspects.

 

 

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 4953 – SOCIOLINGUISTICS & DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 25/04/2009 / 9:00 – 12:00      Dept. No.                                                          Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART-A

1. Write notes on ANY FOUR of the following in not more than 75 words  (4×5=20 marks)

 

1. Define language from the perspective of sociology.
2. Explain culture from the perspective of sociolinguistics.
3. What are speech communities?
4. How does religion influence one’s language?
5. Explain the terms ‘idiolect’ and ‘sociolect’.

 

 

II Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 400 words each               (2×15=30 marks)

 

1. Explain speech as a social interaction.
2. Examine the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the context of language and thought.
3. How does the ethnography of communication help to determine the result of

communication in any discourse? Illustrate with examples.

 

     PART- B

1. Write short notes on ANY FOUR of the following (4×5= 20 marks)

 

1. Registers.
2. Dialects and accents.
3. Accuracy vs. fluency.
4. The importance of Sociolinguistics today.
5. Creolization.

 

1. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 400 words each (2x 15 = 30 marks)

 

1. How do the concepts of lexical patterning and lexical choice operate in the

usage of language among its users?

2. What factors determine the differences in English language among its users as

regards the choice of lexis, grammar and accent?

3. Explain the concept of language and inequality in terms of subjective, strictly

linguistic and communicative aspects.

 

 

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