Exam Details
| Subject | introduction to language and linguistics | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | m.a. | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | solapur university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 20, April, 2017 | |
| City, State | maharashtra, solapur |
Question Paper
M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (PAPER III)
Introduction To Language Linguistics
Day Date: Thursday, 20-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the correct
alternatives from those given below:
14
the first grammarian.
Aristotle Stoic Plato Homer
Human language is
logical arbitrary natural unnatural
Linguistics is a science by virtue of its
traditionality modernity objectivity naturality
Syntax deals with
sentence meaning context sounds
The theory of IC Analysis is proposed by
Saussure Bloomfield Palmer Sapir
Leonard Bloomfield was a/an
Indian American English French
The discovery of a vemancable stage in the
development of language study.
Hindi Sanskrit French Greek
Allophones of a phoneme are sounds.
non-distinctive distinctive artificial natural
Bloomfield excluded the study of language.
sounds meaning sentences words
10) There are of Phonetics.
two three four five
11) the distinction between La Langue and La
Parole.
Leech Chomsky Bloomfield Saussure
Page 1 of 2
SLR-P 23
12) In linguistic analysis, allophones of a phoneme are put into
round bracket curly bracket
square bracket box
13) The book "Language" is written by
Saussure Leech Bloomfield Keats
14) not a core aspect of linguistics.
phonology syntax semantics stylistics
Q.2 Write answers to the following questions in brief: [Any seven] 14
What is articulatory Phonetics?
Explain the non-instinctive character of language.
What are the branches of linguistics?
What is Semantics?
What is comparative linguistics?
State the types of bound morpheme with examples.
Explain the term 'linguistic sign'.
Explain the term 'Duality of patterning' with examples.
Q. 3 Answer any two of the following questions in brief 08
Give IC analysis of the following:
I met her in the office.
Ganesh is my good friend.
II] Give labeled morphological analysis of the following words:
irresponsible
multi-national
III] Give minimal pairs of the following:
Define the following terms/concepts: 06
Phoneme and allophones
Comparative philology
Discovery Procedures
Q.4 Explain in detail 'Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of
language'.
14
OR
What is language? Write a note on the characteristics of human
language.
Q.5 Write a note on 'Traditional Grammars'. 14
ENGLISH (PAPER III)
Introduction To Language Linguistics
Day Date: Thursday, 20-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the correct
alternatives from those given below:
14
the first grammarian.
Aristotle Stoic Plato Homer
Human language is
logical arbitrary natural unnatural
Linguistics is a science by virtue of its
traditionality modernity objectivity naturality
Syntax deals with
sentence meaning context sounds
The theory of IC Analysis is proposed by
Saussure Bloomfield Palmer Sapir
Leonard Bloomfield was a/an
Indian American English French
The discovery of a vemancable stage in the
development of language study.
Hindi Sanskrit French Greek
Allophones of a phoneme are sounds.
non-distinctive distinctive artificial natural
Bloomfield excluded the study of language.
sounds meaning sentences words
10) There are of Phonetics.
two three four five
11) the distinction between La Langue and La
Parole.
Leech Chomsky Bloomfield Saussure
Page 1 of 2
SLR-P 23
12) In linguistic analysis, allophones of a phoneme are put into
round bracket curly bracket
square bracket box
13) The book "Language" is written by
Saussure Leech Bloomfield Keats
14) not a core aspect of linguistics.
phonology syntax semantics stylistics
Q.2 Write answers to the following questions in brief: [Any seven] 14
What is articulatory Phonetics?
Explain the non-instinctive character of language.
What are the branches of linguistics?
What is Semantics?
What is comparative linguistics?
State the types of bound morpheme with examples.
Explain the term 'linguistic sign'.
Explain the term 'Duality of patterning' with examples.
Q. 3 Answer any two of the following questions in brief 08
Give IC analysis of the following:
I met her in the office.
Ganesh is my good friend.
II] Give labeled morphological analysis of the following words:
irresponsible
multi-national
III] Give minimal pairs of the following:
Define the following terms/concepts: 06
Phoneme and allophones
Comparative philology
Discovery Procedures
Q.4 Explain in detail 'Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of
language'.
14
OR
What is language? Write a note on the characteristics of human
language.
Q.5 Write a note on 'Traditional Grammars'. 14
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