LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION –ENGLISH LITERATURE
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION – JUNE 2007
EL 5502 - LINGUISTICS
Date & Time: 25/06/2007 / 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
I Answer any Five of the following in about 50 words each
Section A
1) Distinguish between vowel and semi-vowel.
2) What is a consonant cluster?
3)Write on central vowels.
Max. : 100 Marks
(5 x 4 = 20 marks)
Section B
4) Explain transformational function of language.
5) What is butterfly catching?
6) What is grand style in a language?
II Answer any Four of the following in about 200 words each selecting Two questions from
each section.
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
Section C
7)Explain passive articulators.
8)Write on plosives.
9)Comment on Received Pronunciation.
Section D
10) Explain a regional dialect.
11) Explain Halliday’s concept of Register.
12) What is Onomatopoeia ?
III Answer the following in about 400 words each
(2 x 20 =40 marks)
Section E
13)Write on the growth of English Vocabulary with reference to Semantics.
(or)
Discuss Linguistics as a field of a continuous study.
Section F
14. Explain the contribution of Chomsky to English Grammar.
(or)
Explain with examples any three figures of speech except simile, metaphor and onomatopoeia.
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