2015 Question Paper of BA English II Semester in Solapur University

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Solapur University

B.A. – I (Semester – II) (New) Examination, 2015
(CGPA Pattern)
ENGLISH (Optional) (Paper – II)
Introduction to Language
Day and Date : Monday, 6-4-2015 Max. Marks : 70
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct alternatives given below them : 14
1) Human language is ______________
a) non-instinctive b) instinctive
c) unnatural d) irrational

2) There are ____________ speech sounds in English.
a) 32 b) 48
c) 44 d) 50
3) A suffix is attached at the _____________ of a stem.
a) end b) front
c) beginning d) both end and beginning
4) There are ______________ dipthongs in English.
a) 4 b) 5
c) 8 d) 7
5) Animal communication system is _____________ transmitted.
a) culturally b) genetically
c) educationally d) formally
6) Human language is a _____________ institution.
a) social b) anti-social
c) a social d) para-social
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7) The place of articulation for /K/ is ___________
a) velar b) labio-dental
c) bilabial d) nasal
8) ‘Ding-dong’ is an example of ______________
a) clipping b) blending
c) acronymy d) reduplication
9) ______________ is visible and speech is audible.
a) listening b) writing
c) speaking d) speech and writing
10) ______________ is an active articulator.
a) the root of the month b) the tongue
c) the teeth d) the teeth and lips.
11) The prefix in the word ‘unhappy’ is a ____________ morpheme
a) free b) bound
c) unbound d) loose
12) Compounding is a ___________ process of word formation.
a) minor b) major
c) both minor and major d) none of these
13) The phoneme (speech sound) /d/ is ____________
a) nasal b) fricative
c) plosive d) semi-vowel
14) /U/ is a ____________ vowel.
a) back b) front
c) central d) both central and front
2. Answer any seven of the following : 14
1) Define phonology.
2) Define bilabial sound with example.
3) What is semi-vowel ?
4) State the difference between a consonant sound and vowel sound.
5) Make a list of articulators involved in the production of speech sounds.
6) State the types of dipthongs with example.
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7) Make a list of the organs of speech.
8) What is nasal sound ? Give one example.
3. A) Answer any two of the following : 8
I) Give morphological analysis of the following words :
anti-social, newspapers, insensitive, faithfully
II) Identify morphological processes in the underlined words :
i) My wife stays in a motel.
ii) AIDS is an incurable disease.
iii) Children enjoy sea-saw in the garden.
iv) His personality is matchless.
III) Separate prefixes and suffixes from the following words :
lifelike, unfriendly, writers, anti-corruption.
B) Answer any two of the following :
i) Give three term labels of the following sounds :
/s/, /w/, /n/
ii) Transcribe the following words phonemically : 6
life, city, college, table
iii) Mark primary stress in the following words :
about, decide, women, simple
4. Answer any one of the following : 14
i) Explain how human language is different from animal communication system.
ii) What is language ? State the characteristics of language with examples.
5. Write a note on major processes of word formation with suitable examples. 14