Past Paper Linguistics 2018 | M.A. English Part II (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks. 

1. What is linguistics? What are the advantages of studying linguistics? 

2. How does the study of sociolinguistics help us understand the society we live in? Discuss in detail. 

3. What do you know about morphology of English language? Discuss. 

4. Discuss the place and atriculation of RP consonants. 

5. (a) How is Transformational Generative Grammar different from phrase structure grammar? Explain with suitable examples. 

(b) Draw a tree diagram for the following sentence giving P-Markers: 

The child in the pink sweater fell off the swing. 

6. Briefly trace out the growth and development of historical linguistics. 

7. Write notes on TWO of the following: 

(i) Difference between Langue and Parole

(ii) Any two Semant Theories

(iii) Bilingualism

(iv) Braches of Phonetics