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Subject methodology and perspectives of humanities
Paper
Exam / Course english
Department
Organization Mar Ivanios College
Position
Exam Date November, 2016
City, State kerala, thiruvananthapuram


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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Third Semester B.A. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course: English IV
AUEN342: Methodology and Perspectives of Humanities
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. Who is the author of the essay "Death of the Author"
2. Sjuzet
3. What is literary canon?
4. Who is called the „Father of Modern Linguistics‟?
5. Cite an example for architextuality.
6. Etymology of the term „science‟.
7. Discourse.
8. What is cyber space?
9. What is Oral literature?
10. Who coined the term „Narratology‟?
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. Langue and parole
12. What are the different functions of language?
13. Close reading.
14. „According to Saussure, the sign is arbitrary in nature‟. Explain
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15. Differentiate story and narrative.
16. Picaresque novel
17. Stylistics in Indian aesthetics.
18. What is Historical narrative?
19. What is Comparative philology?
20. Define Ideology.
21. Hypertextuality
22. What are the characteristics of Omniscient narration?
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Bilingualism
24. Comment on the traditions shared by New critics, modernist critics and formalists.
25. Barthes‟ model of narrative.
26. Textuality in the digital age.
27. Diegesis
28. Fundamentals of Structuralist theory.
29. Divide between humanities and sciences.
30. Ambiguity.
31. Objectivity and subjectivity in literature.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Language varies on the basis of gender, age, context and history. Elucidate.
33. Elaborate on narration in literature, philosophy and history.
34. How does language construct reality?
35. Comment on the subjects classified under social sciences and humanities focusing on their relevance in the present day context.
15 30 Marks)



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