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UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2010
Ph.D. APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 75
HALL TICKET NUMBER I This question paper consists of 3 (three) pages only.
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
The question paper is divided into two parts B. Part-A has 25 objective types multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each. These questions test aptitude in general and applied linguistics.

2.
There wilt' be negative marking for questions under Part-A so that 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer and a zero for not attempting a question.

3.
No negative marking for questions under Part-B.

4.
Answer questions of Part-A by putting a tick mark against the correct answer on the question paper itself and tie it to the answer sheet. .

5.
In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, marks scored in Part-A will be considered to decide candidate's relative rank.

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Marks allotted to each set of questions are shown separately under Part-B.




PART-A
(25 marks)
1.
A diphthong is a single vowel two vowels a vowel and a consonant none

2.
When a sound changes and becomes similar to a neighbouring sound in a word, the

process is called
metathesis assimilation epenthesis insertion


3.
A word formation process in which a new base is created from an existing form is called

back formation clipping inversion none

4.
Telugu writing system is syllabic logographic alphabetic cyrillic

5.
Study ofa language in a particular period oftime is called chronologic anachronic

diachronic synchronic

6.
standsfor Uvular stop dental fricative glottal stop palatal approximant



7.
Syntagmatic relationship is a relationship. close vertical horizontal sentential

8.
According to Ferdinand de Saussure, grammar pronunciation vocabulary system of a community is called competence language langue parole

9.
A child learns faster in a situation where one parent speaks one language one parent speaks two languages two parents speak three languages two parents speak two languages

10.
A harmonic succession of sounds, contributing to the musical flow of language is called

rhyme rhythm juncture melody

11.
In a syllable the can be heavy. onset rhyme coda pitch

12.
A language developed by speakers in contact, who otherwise share no common language is pidgin creole link language LWC

13.
is involved in processing the semantic aspects. temporal lobe Wernicke's area comprehension of language Broca's area

14.
Kharia is a language ofthe Munda family Indo-Aryan family Dravidian family Tibeto-Burman family

15.
Restrictions on possible combinations of sounds in a language is called phonotactic constraints ... morphological constraints complementary distribution contrastive distribution

16.
A grammatical category related to the notions of completeness or incompleteness of an

action is Aspect mood voice case


17.
.Sounds produced by complete obstruction of airflow followed by slight release of the articulators allowing friction are called affricates fricatives approximants laterals

18.
A situation in which two varieties of a language are used for clearly defined functions is called diglossia language shift bilingualism multilingualism

19.
Ability to communicate about things that are. not physically or temporally present is


known
displacement discreteness discourse redundancy

20.
'Finger' is a of homonym hyponym antonym meronym

21.
Pick the odd one out: minimal pair contrastive distribution phonemes allophones

22.
A set of inflected forms stemming from a common root is paradigm syntagm derivational morphemes creations

23.
The concept 'after life' in translation studies has been proposed by Susan Bassnett Mona Baker Waller Benjamin Andre Lefevere

24.
used 'receptor language' instead of 'target language'. RomanJakobson PeterNewmark E.A. Nida Gideon Toury

25.
The term 'Inter language' was coined by S. Pit Corder L. Selinker L. Bloomfield MAK Halliday


PART-B
(50 marks)
I. STRUCTURE OF INDIAN LANGUAGES x 5 15)
26. Briefly discuss any three of the following examples:
Echoword constructions Relative clause structure Gender and number Syllable structure Nasals and nasalization Serial verbs
II. SHORT QUESTIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS x5 25)
27. Write notes on any five of the following: Homonymy and polysemy
Motherese hypothesis
Reliability and validity

Contact and convergence Descriptive translation studies
Communicative language teaching
Multilingualism

Computational linguistics
(10)III. QUESTIONS ON METHODOLOGY AND lOR TOPIC OF RESEARCH
28. Briefly discuss your area of research and the methodological issues involved concerning the topic you would like to work on if you were admitted to the course.
OR Explain with examples the importance of Fieldwork and Questionnaire in research.