C1
What is language? What are the common characteristics of language?
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Part C · Broad Questions — Previous Year Questions
2015–2024
80 questions · 🔥 marks repeated ones · ⭐ marks the most important ones ·
Part C · Broad Questions80 questions
Part C · Broad Questions80
C2
What are consonants? Classify English consonant phonemes according to their manner of articulation.
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C3
What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.
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C4
Draw a labelled diagram to show the articulatory organs of speech production.
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C5
Discuss the different stages of child language development.
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C6
Critically evaluate behaviorist theory of learning.
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C7
What is sociolinguistics? Discuss the different varieties of language it studies.
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C8
What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through tree diagrams and determine its limitations. \`\`\`
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C9
What is linguistics? Discuss the various branches of linguistics.
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C10
What are the syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations in language? Illustrate your answer with examples.
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C11
How are the English consonant phonemes classified according to their place of articulation?
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C12
What is stress and intonation? Outline some rules that govern their usage.
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C13
What is assimilation? Explain different rules of assimilation.
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C14
What is diphthong? Discuss the classification of English diphthongs with the help of a diagram.
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C15
What is the word formation process? Discuss the general rules of world formation with examples.
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C16
Provide an account of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis with relevant examples.
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C17
Discuss Ferdinand de Saussure's contribution to the study of language.
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C18
Classify the English consonant sounds according to the Manner of Articulation.
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C19
What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.
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C20
What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.
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C21
What do you know about the Monitor Model Theory of Stephen Krashen? Why is it important in SLA?
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C22
What is a dialect? Discuss the standardization process of a language.
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C23
Make a comparative study of behaviourist and mentalist theory of L-1 acquisition.
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C24
Discuss the different organs of speech with a diagram. (FBC, Introduction to Linguistics)
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C25
What is language? Discuss the major aspects of a language.
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C26
Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.
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C27
What is word formation? Write five techniques of world formation.
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C28
Discuss the Nativist Theory of language learning.
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C29
Show different stages of child-language development.
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C30
Give an account of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
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C31
What is syntax? Illustrate the major syntactic process in English.
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C32
Classify English consonant sounds according to their places of articulation.
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C33
What is intonation? What are the functions of intonation?
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C34
What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.
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C35
Describe English consonants according to manner of articulation.
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C36
What do you understand by morpheme? Discuss the features of free morphemes and bound morphemes.
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C37
Write a note on the development of interlanguage in a language learner.
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C38
What is a dialect? Discuss the standardization process of a language.
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C39
Discuss the basic rules of Elision and Assimilation.
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C40
Show different stages of child language development.
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C41
What are the major properties of language?
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C42
Draw a labelled diagram to show the articulatory organs of speech production.
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C43
What is stress? Discuss the rules of stress placement in English words.
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C44
What is syntax? What are the major syntactic processes in English? Describe them with diagram.
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C45
What is pragmatics? How is Pragmatics different from Semantics?
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C46
Discuss the general rules of word formation with examples.
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C47
Discuss different varieties of sociolinguistics.
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C48
Make a comparative study of behaviorist and mentalist theory of L-1 acquisition.
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C49
Classify English consonant phonemes on the basis of their manner of articulation.
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C50
What is IC analysis? Exemplify IC analysis through a tree diagram.
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C51
Discuss the rules of stress placement of English Words.
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C52
What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.
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C53
Discuss the relationship between language and culture.
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C54
Show different stages of child language development.
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C55
Discuss cardinal vowels and show their positions through a diagram.
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C56
Discuss different branches of phonetics.
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C57
Describe English consonant sounds according to the places of articulation.
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C58
What is Assimilation? Discuss the rules of Assimilation.
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C59
Write five techniques of word formation.
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C60
What is Syntax? What are the major syntactic processes in English? Describe them with diagrams.
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C61
Discuss critically the Nativist Theory of language learning.
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C62
What do you know about the Monitor Model Theory of Stephen Krashen? Why is it important in SLA?
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C63
Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.
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C64
Mention the major characteristics of language.
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C65
How has Chomsky distinguished between competence and performance?
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C66
Show different stages of child language development.
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C67
What is semantics? Provide an analysis of major lexical relations.
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C68
Give an account of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.
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C69
Discuss the relationship between language and culture.
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C70
What is the cooperative principle? Discuss with reference to Grecian maxims?
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C71
What is morphology? Classify the morphemes in detail.
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C72
Describe the different organs of speech with a diagram.
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C73
Who is Chomsky? Evaluate his contribution to linguistics.
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C74
Discuss the different branches of phonetics.
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C75
What is syntax? Discuss the major syntactic process elaborately.
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C76
Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics.
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C77
Discuss the rules of stress placement of English words.
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C78
Describe cardinal vowels and show their positions through a diagram.
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C79
What is word formation? Discuss the general rules of word formation.
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C80
How is spoken language different from written language?
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