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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