It does not take much exposure to children to realize that they can vary greatly in their
language use. This individual variation among children is a feature that is emphasized
by some and minimized by others. Child language with its extensive experience with
child data tends to emphasize the extent of variation, often without explicit theoretical
explanation. It is common in child language therefore, to see taxonomies of types of
language learners. Language Acquisition, on the other hand, with its focus on a highly
restricted theory of U.G., tends to minimize variation. Since all children are born with
the same set of universal principles, they will be similar in their linguistic competence.
The variation that does occur will need to be explained by other factors.

1. Do children need much exposure in order to display variation in their language use

2. Which of the theories of "Child Language" and "Language Acquisition" lays an emphasis on the extent of variation And why

3. What is the major difference in the theory of "Child Language" and the theory of "Language Acquisition"

4. Why does the theory of "Language Acquisition" tend to minimize variation

5. Why do children appear to be similar in their linguistic competence

6. Distinguish between monolingual and bilingual dictionaries.

7. What is foregrounding Discuss its devices.

8. Write a brief note on the typological classification of languages.

9. Discuss typology as a study of structural similarities between languages.

10. What does the stage of two-word utterances in language acquisition mean

11. Explain 'Code-switching' and 'Code-mixing'.

12. Discuss the contributions of Neogrammarians for the development of comparative linguistics.

13. Distinguish between primary and secondary derivation.

14. What is the difference between lexical phonology and generative phonology

15. What are the major issues in the principles and parameters theory

16. Explain with examples how in incorporation the distinction between morphology and syntax is blurred.

17. Discuss briefly the principles B and C in the Binding Theory.

18. Show how meanings of words and sentences cannot be studied independently of how they are actually used in speech.

19. Discuss the role of Error Analysis in language teaching.

20. What are the three periods in the history of child language studies Discuss briefly the strengths and weaknesses of the period of Diary Studies.


21. What is meant by Machine Readable Dictionaries (MRDS) Explain.

22. In LFG, the lexicon is enriched so that its entries represent semantic predicate argument structures independently of phrase structure forms, while lexical rules capture redundancy. Elaborate.

23. Write a short note on TDIL corpus project.

24. Why do concordances as language learning tools play a major role in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

25. Examine the relationship between Computational Linguistics and Cognitive Science.

21. Why were D-structure and S-structure discarded Explain.

22. In what ways does the minimalist program differ from the principles and parameters theory

23. What is meant by DP analysis Discuss its significance.

24. What is meant by strong and weak features in the minimalist programme

25. What is the motivation for move Alpha Discuss.

21. Discuss the role of the skeletal tier (CV tier) in the autosegmental phonology.

22. Distinguish between the phonological phrase and the intonational phrase.

23. Explain the role of the syllable, the foot and the phonological word in prosodic morphology.

24. Explain the relationship between prosodic morphology and autosegmental phonology.

25. Explain how assimilatory processes can best be accounted for in terms of feature hierarchy.

21. Distinguish sociolinguistics from sociology of language.

22. Explain the notion of linguistic variables in social context.

23. Explain how power and solidarity affect pronouns.

24. Show how speech can relate to multiple identities.

25. Write a note on communicative competence.

21. What are the major issues in neurolinguistics Discuss.

22. What is meant by cerebral dominance Is it absolute

23. What is meant by Broca's aphasia Discuss its main features.

24. Discuss deep dyslexia and its main features.

25. What is meant by the Hierarchical Models of Brain-language study What are the strengths and weaknesses

26. Write an essay on the relevance of computer in translation.

27. "There is an awful lot of syntax out there in the world, much of it rather daunting." Examine the statement.

28. Discuss the basics of the optimality theory.

29. Can literacy be a tool for empowerment Critically examine this with relation to Indian context.

30. What does classical connectionism refer to Critically examine its major observations as well as its impact on the growth of contemporary neurolinguistics.