Exam Details
| Subject | Aspects of Language | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Masters Degree Programme in English | |
| Department | School of Humanities (SOH) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Latin borrowings in English
Negation
Backformation
Language and Style
2. Outline the characteristics of human language. Show how human language is different from other forms of communication.
3. Describe in detail the English consonants and show how they are different from vowels.
4. What are the consequences of bilingualism/multilingualism on the individual, the social group and the languages?
5. Outline the salient features of code-mixing and code-switching with suitable examples.
6. Discuss the characteristics of American English giving suitable examples.
7. Distinguish between dialect and language. How does a dialect achieve the status of a language Explain.
Latin borrowings in English
Negation
Backformation
Language and Style
2. Outline the characteristics of human language. Show how human language is different from other forms of communication.
3. Describe in detail the English consonants and show how they are different from vowels.
4. What are the consequences of bilingualism/multilingualism on the individual, the social group and the languages?
5. Outline the salient features of code-mixing and code-switching with suitable examples.
6. Discuss the characteristics of American English giving suitable examples.
7. Distinguish between dialect and language. How does a dialect achieve the status of a language Explain.
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Subjects
- A Survey Course in 20th Century Canadian Literature
- American Literature
- American Novel
- Aspects of Language
- Australian Literature
- British Drama
- British Novel
- British Poetry
- Contemporary Indian Literature in English Language
- English Studies in India
- Indian English Literature
- Literary Criticism and Theory
- New Literatures in English