Description
| Course Code : | MEG-04 |
|---|---|
| Course Title : | Aspects of Language |
| Medium : | English |
| Program : | MA English |
| Maximum Marks : | 100 |
| Weightage : | 30% |
| Session : | July 2019 and January 2020 (2019-20) |
| Last Date of Submission : | 31st March, 2020 (for July 2019 session) 30th September, 2020 (for January 2020 session) |
| Solution Type : | Softcopy (PDF File) |
MEG-04 Aspects of Language
Assignment July 2019 and January 2020
Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Max. Marks: 100
- Discuss the relationship between language and our perception of reality in terms of linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism.
- Write short notes on any four of the following, giving examples as far as possible:
i) Changes in the meaning of words from Old to Modern English.
ii) Langue and Parole
iii) Problems in defining a speech community
iv) Code mixing and code switching
v) Status versus Corpus planning
vi) Monism and Dualism - What is Theta theory? Which parts of grammar does it affect? Discuss with examples of your own.
- Discuss in detail four different approaches of looking at language and society (Unit 1, Block 6). Highlight the differences between all these approaches.
- Historically discuss the rise of American English and its chief characteristics.
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