LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIFTH SEMESTER – November 2008
EL 5502 - LINGUISTICS
Date : 07-11-08
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
XA 08
Max. : 100 Marks
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 50 words each, choosing a
maximum of THREE questions from each section.
(5x4=20 marks)
PART : A
Section : 1
1. Distinguish between vowels and diphthong with help of an illustration.
2. What is the difference between phonology and phonetics.
3. Cull out the difference between code and message.
4. Define a discourse.
Section : 2
5. Explain the arbitrary feature of English.
6. What is the problem in defining noun prescriplvely.
7. What is a simile?
8. What is ‘butterfly catching’?
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)
Section : 1
9. What is the difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar?
10. Explain how there is no one to one link between form and meaning in language with
an example.
11. Bring out the difference between traditional grammar and functional grammar.
Section: 2
12. Attempt a general overview of the English phonetic system.
13. Explain denotative and connotative meanings in language.
14. Write a note on metalinguistics meaning in language.
PART: C
Answer the following question in about 300 words each.
(2x20=40 marks)
15. (a) Explain any three systems within the discipline of linguistics
(or)
(b) Explain TG Grammar.
16. (a) Discuss the importance of English Phonetics in the contemporary context of
globalization.
(or)
(b) Discuss any five figures of speech with an appropriate example for each.
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