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B.A. (Part – I) (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
LINGUISTICS (Opt.) (Paper – I) (New Course)
Introduction to Linguistics
Day and Date : Saturday, 29-3-2014 Max. Marks: 50
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Instructions : i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Rewrite the following choosing the correct alternative : 10
i) Semantics deals with the study of
a) sentences b) words c) sounds d) meaning
ii) The word ‘unhappiness’ contains _________ morphemes.
a) two b) three c) four d) six
iii) ‘Flu’ is an example of
a) clipping b) reduplication
c) affixation d) compounding
iv) There are _________ major word formation processes.
a) three b) five c) seven d) eight
v) ‘Ph.D’ is an example of
a) conversion b) blending c) acronymy d) affixation
vi) In the word ‘working’ ing is __________ suffix:
a) inflectional b) derivational
c) class changing d) none of these
vii) The synonymy refers to
a) the sameness of meaning b) the oppositeness of meaning
c) the multiplication of meaning d) the simplification of meaning
viii) The opposite of the word ‘logical’ is
a) illogical b) unlogical c) alogical d) non logical
ix) ‘A _________ of flowers’ is the correct expression in terms of collocation.
a) group b) bunch c) bouquet d) pack
x) The semantic features of ‘man’ can be represented in the following way as
a) + Human, + Adult, + Male
b) + Human, + Adult, – Male
c) + Human, – Adult, + Male
d) + Human, – Adult, – Male
2. Answer any five of the following : 10
i) What is compounding ? Explain with examples.
ii) Explain the concept ‘class changing and class maintaining suffixes’.
iii) Explain ‘Homonymy’ with examples.
iv) Define ‘polysemy’.
v) Explain ‘reduplication’ with suitable examples.
vi) What is antonymy ?
3. A) Answer any two of the following : 6
I) Give morphological analysis of the following words :
i) unfaithful
ii) anticlockwise
iii) question papers
II) Identify the morphological process of the underlined words in the following sentences :
i) Prof. Rao teaches English
ii) We have Hi-fi sound system
iii) The newly married couple stayed in the motel.
III) Identify ‘free’ and ‘bound’ morphemes in the following words :
i) Unspeakable
ii) Subordination
iii) Miniskirts
B) Answer any two of the following : 4
i) Match the antonyms in the following :
A B
decrease inanimate
strong increase
deep weak
animate shallow
ii) Match the synonyms in the following :
A B
freedom term
kids clothes
apparel children
semester liberty
iii) Match the following to get appropriate collocational relations :
A B
barking of horse
howling of bird
twittering of wolf
neighing of dog
4. Write a detailed note on major word formation processes. 10
OR
What is morphology ? Explain various types of morpheme.
5. What is semantics ? Explain the concepts of synonymy, antonymy, polysemy with examples. 10
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B.A. (Part – I) (Semester – II) Examination, 2014
LINGUISTICS (Opt.) (Paper – I) (New Course)
Introduction to Linguistics
Day and Date : Saturday, 29-3-2014 Max. Marks: 50
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Instructions : i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Rewrite the following choosing the correct alternative : 10
i) Semantics deals with the study of
a) sentences b) words c) sounds d) meaning
ii) The word ‘unhappiness’ contains _________ morphemes.
a) two b) three c) four d) six
iii) ‘Flu’ is an example of
a) clipping b) reduplication
c) affixation d) compounding
iv) There are _________ major word formation processes.
a) three b) five c) seven d) eight
v) ‘Ph.D’ is an example of
a) conversion b) blending c) acronymy d) affixation
vi) In the word ‘working’ ing is __________ suffix:
a) inflectional b) derivational
c) class changing d) none of these
vii) The synonymy refers to
a) the sameness of meaning b) the oppositeness of meaning
c) the multiplication of meaning d) the simplification of meaning
viii) The opposite of the word ‘logical’ is
a) illogical b) unlogical c) alogical d) non logical
ix) ‘A _________ of flowers’ is the correct expression in terms of collocation.
a) group b) bunch c) bouquet d) pack
x) The semantic features of ‘man’ can be represented in the following way as
a) + Human, + Adult, + Male
b) + Human, + Adult, – Male
c) + Human, – Adult, + Male
d) + Human, – Adult, – Male
2. Answer any five of the following : 10
i) What is compounding ? Explain with examples.
ii) Explain the concept ‘class changing and class maintaining suffixes’.
iii) Explain ‘Homonymy’ with examples.
iv) Define ‘polysemy’.
v) Explain ‘reduplication’ with suitable examples.
vi) What is antonymy ?
3. A) Answer any two of the following : 6
I) Give morphological analysis of the following words :
i) unfaithful
ii) anticlockwise
iii) question papers
II) Identify the morphological process of the underlined words in the following sentences :
i) Prof. Rao teaches English
ii) We have Hi-fi sound system
iii) The newly married couple stayed in the motel.
III) Identify ‘free’ and ‘bound’ morphemes in the following words :
i) Unspeakable
ii) Subordination
iii) Miniskirts
B) Answer any two of the following : 4
i) Match the antonyms in the following :
A B
decrease inanimate
strong increase
deep weak
animate shallow
ii) Match the synonyms in the following :
A B
freedom term
kids clothes
apparel children
semester liberty
iii) Match the following to get appropriate collocational relations :
A B
barking of horse
howling of bird
twittering of wolf
neighing of dog
4. Write a detailed note on major word formation processes. 10
OR
What is morphology ? Explain various types of morpheme.
5. What is semantics ? Explain the concepts of synonymy, antonymy, polysemy with examples. 10
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