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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010

    EL 1804  – LINGUISTICS

 

 

 

Date : 13-11-10                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

I Write short notes on any two of the following in about 50 words each.         (2×5=10 marks)

1. Competence vs performance according to Chomsky
2. Differentiate linguistics with psycholinguistics
3. Accuracy vs. fluency as linguistic factors.

II Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each.                             (2×10=20 marks)

4. Explain segmental and Suprasegmental features.
5. Analyse the English consonant phonemes with their place and manner of articulation.
6. Transcribe the following words:  a) Talkative b) Wonderful c) Conclusion d) Punctual e)Perturbed.

III Answer any One  of the following in about 300 words.                                                   (1×20=20 marks)

7. How does Bloomfield analyse various features of language and its uses in the first three chapters of his book Language?
8. Write a short essay on Language and society from the point of view of prescriptive and descriptive nature of English language studies in second language acquisition.

IV  Write short notes on any two of the following in about 50 words each.      (2×5=10 marks)

9. Treat Language as a system
10. What is Descriptive study of Language?
11. What is Diachronic study of Language?

V Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each.                             (2×10=20 marks)

12. Explain ‘Given’ and ‘ New’ information.
13. Explain Psycholinguistics.
14. Explain meaning in Context.

VI Answer any One  of the following in about 300 words.                                   (1×20=20 marks)

15. Explain TG Grammar.
16. Explain Collocational theory with Semiotic Triangle

 

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