Introduction to Linguistics [Brief Question] What is language? What is meant by duality? What is linguistics? What are the major levels of linguistics? What is phonetics? What is parole?
Discuss different branches of Phonetics. [‘15,‘18] Ans. The scientific study of speech sound is called Phonetics. It deals with the production, description and representation of speech sounds by written symbols. There
Discuss the relationship between language and culture. [‘14,‘16,‘18] Ans. Language and culture are closely related to each other. Language can be viewed as a verbal expression of culture. It is used
Discuss Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. [‘12,‘16] Ans. In linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that there are certain thoughts of an individual in one language that cannot be understood by those who live
Discuss critically the Nativist Theory of language learning. [‘17] Ans. The Nativist Theory states that humans are biologically programmed to gain knowledge. Noam Chomsky is the main theorist associated with
What do you know about the Monitor Model Theory of Stephen Krashen? Why it is important in SLA? [‘17] Ans. The Monitor Model Theory was proposed by Stephen Krashen, an
Discuss the stages of child language development. [‘12,‘14,‘16,‘18] Ans. In psycholinguistics, child language development is one of the major concepts. We find several theories about the stages of child language
How was Chomsky distinguished between competence and performance? [‘12,‘15,‘16] Ans. Noam Chomsky is one of the leading linguists of the modern era. His ‘Syntactic Structures’ has proved to be a
How is spoken language different from written language? [‘13,‘15] Ans. There are major differences between spoken and written language. Writing includes some medium which keeps record of the conveyed message
What is cooperative principle? Discuss with reference to Gricean maxims. [‘13,‘16] Ans. The success of a conversation depends on the various speaker’s approach to the interaction. When we engage in
