LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008
XA 16
EL 1804 - LINGUISTICS
Date : 06-11-08
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
I Answer any four of the following in about 50 words
Max. : 100 Marks
(4x5=20)
Define Morpholological Inflection with two examples
Explain parole and Langue
What are the three types of discourse?
Describe any two description of the vowels of English
What are the characteristic features of a model?
Language is primarily speech and secondarily writing – substantiate
Comment on the following
i)Syntax ii)Syllable iii)Semantics
II Attempt a broad phonemic transcription of the following words marking primary and
secondary accents (Visually Challenged students will answer Subdivision ‘ B’ instead of ‘A’)
(10x1=10)
A. Tradition, National, Education, Telephone, Comedian , University, Accident,
Experience, Queen, Geometry
(For Visually Challenged students instead of subdivision ‘A’)
B. Write a paragraph in about 150 words on Assimilation and Elision
(10 marks)
III Write an essay on the following in about 300 words
(20 marks)
Characteristic feature of a model
(OR)
Suprasegmental Phonology
IV Answer any FIVE of the following in about 50 words each
(5 x 2 = 10 marks)
1. Write a short note on Diachronic study of language.
2. What is Syntagmatic study of language?
3. What are the other modes by which human communication takes place?
4. Explain the transactional function of language.
5. What is the ‘productivity’ nature of language?
6. What is pragmatic study of language?
V Write paragraph answers for any FOUR of the following in about 125 words each
(4 x 5 = 20 marks)
1. What are the advantages of Descriptive grammar?
2. What is Taxonomic Grammar?
3. What is Case Grammar?
4. Write a note on Syntax as a system of language.
5. The meaning of a discourse is invested by the producer. Explain
VI Explain the following Linguistic concepts in about 400 words
(20 marks)
Collocational Theory
(OR)
Chomsky’s contribution to Linguistics
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