LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034         M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

AP 22

FIRST SEMESTER – NOV 2006

         EL 1804 – LINGUISTICS

 

 

Date & Time : 28-10-2006/1.00-4.00          Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

1. Write short notes on ANY FOUR of the following in about 50 words each:

(4 x 4 = 16 marks)

1. Auxiliary verb.
3. Saussurean concept of sign.
5. Head and modifier.

 

1. Transcribe the following words marking primary and secondary accents wherever necessary:                                  (7 x 2 = 14 marks)
   1. object (as a verb)
   2. phonemic
   3. transformational
   4. linguistic
   5. beneath
   6. literacy
   7. autonomy

 

III.       Write an essay on ANY ONE of the following:                  (1 x 20 = 20 marks)

1. Explain the range and scope of the terms, ‘grammar’ and ‘syntax’.
2. Examine and comment on Generative Phonology.

 

PART – B

IV Answer any five of the following questions in about 50 words each

(5 x 2  = 10 marks)

1. What is Diachronic Study of a Language?
2. Explain how semantics is a system of language
3. How should linguistics be understood?
4. What is learning in context?
5. What is descriptive study of a language?
6. What are the different types of Grammar rules?

 

V Answer any Two of the following in about 150 words each. (2 x 10 = 20 marks)

1. Explain Semiotic triangle.
2. Explain the role of Motivation in language learning.
3. Explain syntax before Morphology.

 

VI Answer the following question in about 300 words.                                (20 marks)

1. How far is Bloomfield relevant today for linguistics?

(or)

Explain the Variability versus Uniformity in Language acquisition.

 

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