LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AP 17
EL 5502 - LINGUISTICS
(Also equivalent to ENG 507)
Date & Time : 30-10-2006/9.00-12.00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART A
Answer any Five of the following questions in about 50 words each, by choosing a
maximum of Three questions from each section
(5x4 = 20 marks)
Section1
1. What is language made up of?
2. What is a simile?
3. What is Grammar of a language?
4. Explain Discourse in language
Section2
5. Write on syllabic consonants.
6. Explain medial clusters with examples.
7. How do you coordinate between a symbol and a word?
8. Describe the articulations of the central vowels.
PART B
Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each, by choosing a
maximum of two questions from each section
(4x10 = 40 marks)
Section1
9. Explain Register
10. What is traditional Grammar
11. Explain any one method of analyzing a Metaphor
Section2
12. Define diphthongs with examples.
13. Comment on the scope of a language.
14. Explain the roles of active articulators.
PART C
Answer the following questions in about 300 words each (2x20=40 marks)
15. Critically analyse TG Grammar.
(or)
Explain any five figures of speech other than metaphor.
16.Write an essay on the contribution of literature to the growth of English
language.
(or)
Explain the place and manner of articulation of plosives.
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