BEGG-172 LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS in English Solved Question Paper June 2024

BEGG-172 LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS in English Solved Question Paper June 2024

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
Course Code: BEGG-172

Section—A
Note : Attempt any two questions in about
150-200 words each. 2×10=20
1. Explain the socio-cultural perspective in
linguistics.
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2. How can multilingualism be considered a
resource ? Explain.
3. What are the different categories of language
variation ? Explain using examples.
4. Discuss elaborately the consonants in English.
Section—B
Note : Attempt any four questions in about
400-450 words each. 4×20=80
5. How do prefixing and suffixing contribute to
the word building processes ?
6. Elaborate on the inflectional morphology of the
English pronoun and adjective.
7. Differentiate regular and irregular verb with
appropriate examples.
8. Explain the word compounding. Give examples
of noun compounds, adjective compounds and
verb compounds.
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9. Discuss in detail the number and gender aspect
of the English nouns.
10. Explain the function of modal auxiliaries. List
them out and provide sentences demonstrating
their usage.
11. How does sentence transformation occur ?
Elaborate.