B1
What do you understand by "arbitrariness" of language?
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Part B · Short Questions — Previous Year Questions
2015–2024
80 questions · 🔥 marks repeated ones · ⭐ marks the most important ones ·
Part B · Short Questions80 questions
Part B · Short Questions80
B2
What is synchronic and diachronic study of a language?
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B3
What do you mean by voiced and voiceless sounds? Discuss.
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B4
Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's theoretical linguistic dichotomy: Language and Parole.
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B5
Transcribe any four of the following: January, Sunday, Summer, Ball, People, Mother, Stupid.
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B6
Explain telegraphic speech.
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B7
What are the differences between acquisition and learning?
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B8
Write a note on dialect.
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B9
Define language. Explain how human language differs from animal communication.
NU. 2023
B10
Examine the distinct characteristics that differentiate 'competence' from 'performance'.
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B11
Define English monophthongs providing suitable examples.
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B12
Explain the distinction between free morphemes and bound morphemes with examples.
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B13
Provide a concise overview of 'phrase structure rules'.
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B14
What do you know about fossilization in language learning?
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B15
Discuss the concept of code-switching.
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B16
Transcribe any four of the following words phonetically: College, Education, Evocative, Children, Honesty, Graduate.
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B17
Define dipthong. Mention the eight dipthongal phonemes of English language with suitable examples.
NU. 2022
B18
What are the differences between dialect and register?
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B19
Write a short note on long and short vowel sounds.
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B20
Show the differences between Creole and Pidgin.
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B21
Explain deep and surface structures.
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B22
Write a short note on Phonology.
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B23
Transcribe the following words with IPAS (any four): Knowledge, Village, Southern, Nature, Because, Example.
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B24
Draw the tree diagram according to phrase structure grammar of the following sentence, "The baby found its mother." (Similar)
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B25
Write a note on Universal Grammar.
NU. 2021
B26
Explain the scope and functions of the three branches of phonetics.
NU. 2021
B27
Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's theoretical linguistic dichotomy: Lague and Parole.
NU. 2021
B28
Write a note on syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships.
NU. 2021
B29
What are the functions of intonation?
NU. 2021
B30
What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.
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B31
What are voiced and unvoiced sounds?
NU. 2021
B32
Draw the tree diagram according to phrase structure grammar of the following sentence, "The dog followed its master".
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B33
Show the differences between competence and performance.
NU. 2020
B34
Define language.
NU. 2020
B35
What are the primary cardinal vowels? Show their position with a diagram.
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B36
Write a short note on LAD.
NU. 2020
B37
Describe plosive articulation.
NU. 2020
B38
What are the English diphthongs? Illustrate places of English diphthongs with diagrams.
NU. 2020
B39
How is language a social phenomenon?
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B40
Transcribe the following words with IPAS (any four) Solace; College; Programme; Latch; Situation; English
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B41
What are the differences between dialect and register?
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B42
Write a note on Universal Grammar.
NU. 2019
B43
What is Sapir Whorf hypothesis?
NU. 2019
B44
What is aphasia?
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B45
What is top down and bottom up processing?
NU. 2019
B46
Write a note on syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships.
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B47
Show the difference between Creole and Pidgin.
NU. 2019
B48
Transcribe the following words (any four): University, School, Grammar, Vowel, Sure, Home.
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B49
Why is Linguistics considered a science?
NU. 2018
B50
Explain deep and surface structures.
NU. 2018
B51
What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.
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B52
What are Allomorphs?
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B53
What are the differences between competence and performance?
NU. 2018
B54
What is PS Grammar?
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B55
What are the functions of intonation?
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B56
Transcribe the following words (any four):- Teacher, Campus, College, English, Dictionary, Auditorium.
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B57
Write a note on Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic relationships.
NU. 2017
B58
What do you mean by voiced and voiceless sounds? Write a note on them.
NU. 2017
B59
Distinguish between Free Morpheme and Bound Morpheme.
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B60
How can you differentiate between langue and parole?
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B61
Define Dipthong. Mention eight Diphthongs of English language.
NU. 2017
B62
In what sense language is arbitrary?
NU. 2017
B63
Show the difference between creole and pidgin.
NU. 2017
B64
Transcribe any four of the following:- August, Student, University, Churches, Nature, Village.
NU. 2017
B65
Define 'stress' and 'tone'.
NU. 2016
B66
What is elision? Mention the rules of elision.
NU. 2016
B67
Explain deep and surface structures.
NU. 2016
B68
Discuss code-switching.
NU. 2016
B69
What are the functions of intonation?
NU. 2016
B70
Why is linguistics considered a science?
NU. 2016
B71
Explain telegraphic speech.
NU. 2016
B72
Transcribe any four of the following words phonetically: College, Prestige, Sugar, Prolong, Graduate, Adjective.
NU. 2016
B73
What are voiced and unvoiced sounds?
NU. 2015
B74
What is PS Grammar?
NU. 2015
B75
What are the main differences between 'Langue' and 'Parole'?
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B76
Distinguish between phonetics and phonology.
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B77
Define Diphthong. Mention eight diphthongs of English Language.
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B78
Explain the difference between Free Morphemes and Bound Morphemes.
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B79
Transcribe the following words phonetically (any four):- Language, Civilization, Student, Business, Farmer, Charity.
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B80
Show the difference between Creole and Pidgin.
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