LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - ENGLISH LITERATURE
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
DM 43
EL 4953 - SOCIOLINGUISTICS & DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Date : 25/04/2008
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION – A
1. Write short notes on ANY FOUR in about 75 words:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
(4 x 5 = 20 marks)
The family tree model
Basic-level concepts
Code-switching
The process of creolisation
Bernstein’s Deficit Hypothesis
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)
a) How would you justify the view that there is no real distinction to be drawn between
‘language’ and ‘dialect’?
b) Examine the scope and relevance of sociolinguistics
c) 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.
a) How do the concepts of lexical patterning and lexical choice operate in the usage of language in
various contexts?
b) What factors determine the speech and gender differences?
c) Explain the concept of language and inequality in terms of subjective, strictly
linguistic and communicative aspects.
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