Indira Gandhi National Open University Test Papers - MEG4 Aspects of Language - June 2007

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

MEG-4 : ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

Note : Answer Question no. 7 (which is compulsory), and any three from the remaining questions.

June 2007

1. Write short notes on any two of the following: (25)
(i) The characteristics of human language
(ii) Major types of language planning
(iiil Code-mixing and Code-switching
(iv) Inflectional versus Derivational Morphology

2. Mention briefly the main processes of word formation in the English language. Illustrate your answer with examples. (25)

3. Discuss the criteria for classifying consonants and describe them in terms of their production. (25)

4. What are the tests that you can apply to determine whether a sequence of words is a syntactic constituent? Give examples to illustrate. (25)

5. Mention briefly the learner factors in second language acquisition. Discuss the role of motivation in second language learning. (25)

6. What is standard English ? Mention briefly the main international varieties of English. Give examples to illustrate the varieties. (25)

7. What do you understand by 'foregrounding' ? Discuss its role in the analysis of a literary text. (25)

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