LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – April 2009
NM 29
EL 1804 - LINGUISTICS
Date & Time: 25/04/2009 / 1:00 - 4:00 Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
I Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 50 words each selecting atleast
Two questions from each section.
(5 x4 = 20 )
SECTION A
1.Define vocoids and contoids.
2.Explain suprasegmental features.
3. schwa.
SECTION B
4. What is the meaning of Synchronic study of Language?
5. What is Collocational Theory?
6. What is the meaning of system in language studies?
II Answer any Four of the following questions in about 200 words each selecting Two
questions from each section.
(4 x10 =40 marks)
SECTION C
7. Attempt a phonemic transcription of the following words:
a) subordination, b) college, c) brevity d) Literature e) enormous f) judgment
8. Attempt a three term definition of /p/ /m/ /l/ /g/ /tS/
9. Explain articulatory phonetics..
SECTION D
10. Explain Semiotic traiangle.
11. How do you account for Pragmatics as a system of language?.
12. Explain Psycholinguistics.
III Answer the following questions in about 400 words each.
SECTION E
13. Write an essay on the problems Indian speakers of English face.
(or)
Describe the place and manner of articulations of voiced consonants.
14. Explain Semantics as a system of Language
(or)
Explain the manner in which information is loaded through grammar
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2 x 20 = 40)