LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
LO 64
LE 316 – LINGUISTICS - I
Date & Time : 02-05-2006/9.00–12.00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
Section A (Phonology)
I. Write short notes in about 50 words on any FIVE of the following. (5  4 = 20)
1. How do you define phonetics and phonology?
2. What are syllabic consonants?
3. Write on the articulation of the phoneme / l /.
4. Explain semi-vowels.
5. Briefly describe the role of passive articulators.
6. American English.
II Answer any Two of the following questions in about 150 words each. ( 2  10 = 20)
7. Received pronunciation and its impacts on Indians learners of English.
8. Write on voiceless consonants.
9. Should we give importance to General Indian English? Give reasons.
III Transcribe phonemically any TEN of the following words.
Glee
Import
know
saw
excel
fall
food
gladly joyous
your
10 marks.
shy
house
Section B (Semantics)
IV Write short notes in about 50 words on any FIVE of the following. (5  4 =20)
1. What do you mean by focal areas?
2. Write on bow bow theory.
3. How do you differentiate between slang and colloquial terms?
4. Write on dialects.
5. Comment on the mother tongue influence in L1.
6. The role of media in the growth of a language.
II Answer any Two of the following questions in about 150 words each. (2  10 =20)
7. Differentiate between idiolect and idiosynchrocies.
8. The role of vocabulary in the field of semantics.
9. As far as communication is concerned grammar is immaterial. –Discuss.
III Answer the essay question in about 300 words.
10. How does semantics contribute to Linguistics.
(or)
Write an essay on the kinds of meaning.
10 marks.
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