Previous Year Questions

What is displacement in language?

Who is Saussure?

What are the passive articulators?

What does RP stand for?

What are tripthongs?

What is elision?

What is pitch?

Define TG grammar.

What is acculturation?

Define intonation.

What do you mean by sociolect?

Briefly explain bilingualism.

What do you understand by "arbitrariness" of language?

What is synchronic and diachronic study of a language?

What do you mean by voiced and voiceless sounds? Discuss.

Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's theoretical linguistic dichotomy: Language and Parole.

Transcribe any four of the following: January, Sunday, Summer, Ball, People, Mother, Stupid.

Explain telegraphic speech.

What are the differences between acquisition and learning?

Write a note on dialect.

What is language? What are the common characteristics of language?

What are consonants? Classify English consonant phonemes according to their manner of articulation.

What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.

Draw a labelled diagram to show the articulatory organs of speech production.

Discuss the different stages of child language development.

Critically evaluate behaviorist theory of learning.

What is sociolinguistics? Discuss the different varieties of language it studies.

What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through tree diagrams and determine its limitations. \`\`\`

What is labio-dental sound?

Define stress and intonation.

What do you understand by 1st language (L1) acquisition?

What is paradigmatic perspective of language?

What is stimulus?

What are 'zero morphs'?

Explain language aptitude?

What do you know about the Monitor Hypothesis?

Define conjoining with an example.

What is regressive assimilation?

What does IPA stand for?

Briefly explain 'bound morpheme'.

Define language. Explain how human language differs from animal communication.

Examine the distinct characteristics that differentiate 'competence' from 'performance'.

Define English monophthongs providing suitable examples.

Explain the distinction between free morphemes and bound morphemes with examples.

Provide a concise overview of 'phrase structure rules'.

What do you know about fossilization in language learning?

Discuss the concept of code-switching.

Transcribe any four of the following words phonetically: College, Education, Evocative, Children, Honesty, Graduate.

What is linguistics? Discuss the various branches of linguistics.

What are the syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations in language? Illustrate your answer with examples.

How are the English consonant phonemes classified according to their place of articulation?

What is stress and intonation? Outline some rules that govern their usage.

What is assimilation? Explain different rules of assimilation.

What is diphthong? Discuss the classification of English diphthongs with the help of a diagram.

What is the word formation process? Discuss the general rules of world formation with examples.

Provide an account of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis with relevant examples.

What is register?

What is schema?

What are the major levels of linguistics?

What does IPA stand for?

Define English monophthongs.

What is syntax?

What are the main branches of phonetics?

What is sociolect?

What is Psycholinguistics?

Define lexical morpheme with an example.

What do you mean by 'parole'?

What is CAT?

Define dipthong. Mention the eight dipthongal phonemes of English language with suitable examples.

What are the differences between dialect and register?

Write a short note on long and short vowel sounds.

Show the differences between Creole and Pidgin.

Explain deep and surface structures.

Write a short note on Phonology.

Transcribe the following words with IPAS (any four): Knowledge, Village, Southern, Nature, Because, Example.

Draw the tree diagram according to phrase structure grammar of the following sentence, "The baby found its mother." (Similar)

Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's contribution to the study of language.

Classify the English consonant sounds according to the Manner of Articulation.

What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.

What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.

What do you know about the Monitor Model Theory of Stephen Krashen? Why is it important in SLA?

What is a dialect? Discuss the standardization process of a language.

Make a comparative study of behaviourist and mentalist theory of L-1 acquisition.

Discuss the different organs of speech with a diagram. (FBC, Introduction to Linguistics)

What is idiolect?

What is langue?

What is CPH?

What is the telegraphic stage?

What does LAD stand for?

What are the basic process of word formation?

What is inter language?

What are the learner factors in L2 learning?

What is it called when pidgin becomes a mother tongue?

What does ZPD stand for?

What is 'zero morph'?

What is acquisition?

Write a note on Universal Grammar.

Explain the scope and functions of the three branches of phonetics.

Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's theoretical linguistic dichotomy: Lague and Parole.

Write a note on syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships.

What are the functions of intonation?

What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.

What are voiced and unvoiced sounds?

Draw the tree diagram according to phrase structure grammar of the following sentence, "The dog followed its master".

What is language? Discuss the major aspects of a language.

Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.

What is word formation? Write five techniques of world formation.

Discuss the Nativist Theory of language learning.

Show different stages of child-language development.

Give an account of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

What is syntax? Illustrate the major syntactic process in English.

Classify English consonant sounds according to their places of articulation.

What is linguistics?

Define syllable.

What is an acronym?

What is acquisition?

What do you understand by jargon?

How many plosive consonants are there in English?

What is TG Grammar?

What is homophone?

What is register?

What are the long English vowel sounds?

What do you understand by 'caregiver speech'?

What are the main branches of phonetics?

Show the differences between competence and performance.

Define language.

What are the primary cardinal vowels? Show their position with a diagram.

Write a short note on LAD.

Describe plosive articulation.

What are the English diphthongs? Illustrate places of English diphthongs with diagrams.

How is language a social phenomenon?

Transcribe the following words with IPAS (any four) Solace; College; Programme; Latch; Situation; English

What is intonation? What are the functions of intonation?

What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.

Describe English consonants according to manner of articulation.

What do you understand by morpheme? Discuss the features of free morphemes and bound morphemes.

Write a note on the development of interlanguage in a language learner.

What is a dialect? Discuss the standardization process of a language.

Discuss the basic rules of Elision and Assimilation.

Show different stages of child language development.

What is stress?

What is phonology?

Define pidgin.

What is LAD?

What does 'morpheme' mean?

What is semantics?

What is coherence?

What is SLA?

What is bilingualism?

What is elision?

What is sociolect?

What is pragmatics?

What are the differences between dialect and register?

Write a note on Universal Grammar.

What is Sapir Whorf hypothesis?

What is aphasia?

What is top down and bottom up processing?

Write a note on syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships.

Show the difference between Creole and Pidgin.

Transcribe the following words (any four): University, School, Grammar, Vowel, Sure, Home.

What are the major properties of language?

Draw a labelled diagram to show the articulatory organs of speech production.

What is stress? Discuss the rules of stress placement in English words.

What is syntax? What are the major syntactic processes in English? Describe them with diagram.

What is pragmatics? How is Pragmatics different from Semantics?

Discuss the general rules of word formation with examples.

Discuss different varieties of sociolinguistics.

Make a comparative study of behaviorist and mentalist theory of L-1 acquisition.

What is IPA?

What is diphthong?

What is schema?

What is IC?

What is parole?

What is Idiolect?

What is a 'minimal pair'?

Who is Noam Chomsky?

What is phonetics?

What is Psycholinguistics?

What is a dialect?

What is syntax?

Why is Linguistics considered a science?

Explain deep and surface structures.

What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.

What are Allomorphs?

What are the differences between competence and performance?

What is PS Grammar?

What are the functions of intonation?

Transcribe the following words (any four):- Teacher, Campus, College, English, Dictionary, Auditorium.

Classify English consonant phonemes on the basis of their manner of articulation.

What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.

Discuss the rules of stress placement of English Words.

What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.

Discuss the relationship between language and culture.

Show different stages of child language development.

Discuss cardinal vowels and show their positions through a diagram.

Discuss different branches of phonetics.

What is linguistics?

Who is Saussure?

What is Langue?

What is a monophthong?

What is Pitch?

What is a bound morpheme?

What is LAD?

What is Sociolinguistics?

What is IPA?

What is register?

What is Accommodation Theory in SLA?

What is intonation?

Write a note on Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic relationships.

What do you mean by voiced and voiceless sounds? Write a note on them.

Distinguish between Free Morpheme and Bound Morpheme.

How can you differentiate between langue and parole?

Define Dipthong. Mention eight Diphthongs of English language.

In what sense language is arbitrary?

Show the difference between creole and pidgin.

Transcribe any four of the following:- August, Student, University, Churches, Nature, Village.

Describe English consonant sounds according to the places of articulation.

What is Assimilation? Discuss the rules of Assimilation.

Write five techniques of word formation.

What is Syntax? What are the major syntactic processes in English? Describe them with diagrams.

Discuss critically the Nativist Theory of language learning.

What do you know about the Monitor Model Theory of Stephen Krashen? Why is it important in SLA?

Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.

Mention the major characteristics of language.

What are the major levels of linguistics?

What is parole?

Define voicing.

What is assimilation?

What is IC?

What is schema?

What is psycholinguistics?

Name the passive articulators.

What is dipthong?

What is syntax?

What is IPA?

What is acronym?

Define 'stress' and 'tone'.

What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.

Explain deep and surface structures.

Discuss code-switching.

What are the functions of intonation?

Why is linguistics considered a science?

Explain telegraphic speech.

Transcribe any four of the following words phonetically: College, Prestige, Sugar, Prolong, Graduate, Adjective.

How has Chomsky distinguished between competence and performance?

Show different stages of child language development.

What is semantics? Provide an analysis of major lexical relations.

Give an account of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.

Discuss the relationship between language and culture.

What is the cooperative principle? Discuss with reference to Grecian maxims?

What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.

Describe the different organs of speech with a diagram.

What is Idiolect?

What is LAD?

What is Recursion?

What is 'zero morph'?

What is sociolect?

What is allophone?

What is stress?

What are bilabial sounds?

What is SLA?

What is a 'minimal pair'?

What is phonetics?

What is competence?

What are voiced and unvoiced sounds?

What is PS Grammar?

What are the main differences between 'Langue' and 'Parole'?

Distinguish between phonetics and phonology.

Define Diphthong. Mention eight diphthongs of English Language.

Explain the difference between Free Morphemes and Bound Morphemes.

Transcribe the following words phonetically (any four):- Language, Civilization, Student, Business, Farmer, Charity.

Show the difference between Creole and Pidgin.

Who is Chomsky? Evaluate his contribution to linguistics.

Discuss the different branches of phonetics.

What is syntax? Discuss the major syntactic process elaborately.

Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.

Discuss the rules of stress placement of English words.

Describe cardinal vowels and show their positions through a diagram.

What is word formation? Discuss the general rules of word formation.

How is spoken language different from written language?