BEGG-172

BA General
Programme(BAG)

ASSIGNMENT
(ForJuly,2023 and January, 2024Sessions)

(BEGG172)
Language and Linguistics

School of Humanities
Indira Gandhi National Open
University Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi –110068
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 BAGENERAL(BAG)–BEGG172
Language and Linguistics (BEGG–172)

Programme: BA General (BAG)Course

Code:BEGG-172/July2023-Jan.24

Dear Student

You are required to do one assignment for the English Course titled Language and Linguistic s
Code BEGG-172, which will be a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and will carry 100 marks. It
will be based on blocks 1to4.

Aims:Thisassignmentisconcernedmainlywithassessingyourapplicationandyourunderstanding of
the course material. You are not to reproduce chunks of information from
thecoursematerialbuttousetheskillsofcriticalappreciationthatyoumayhaveacquiredduringthecourse
ofstudy. This assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your performance.

Guidelines: There are three sections – Section A, B & C, you are required to attempt all
questions in your own words and hand written Assignments should be submitted.

Instructions:Beforeattemptingthequestions,pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefully.

As in day-to-day life, planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read the
assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some
points regarding each question and then re-arrange them in a logical order. In the essay-type
answer, pay attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to
interpret the given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize
your views on the topic. Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final
version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to
emphasize. You should submit the assignment in your own handwriting.

Make sure that your answer:

a) is logical
b) Is written in simple and correct English
c) Does not exceed the number of words indicated in your questions
d) Is written neatly and clearly.

Please remember that it is compulsory to submit your assignment before you can take the
Term End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with you and to
take a receipt from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.

1. WriteyourEnrolmentNumber,Name,FullAddressandDateonthetoprightcornerofthefirst
page of your response sheet(s).

2. WritetheCourseTitle,AssignmentNumberandtheNameoftheStudyCentreyouareattachedto
in the centre of the first page of your response sheet(s).

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The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:

ENROLMENTNO:………………………
NAME:…………………………………..
` ADDRESS:………………………………

…………………………………………….
COURSETITLE:………………………….
ASSIGNMENTNO:……………………..
STUDYCENTRE:………………………..DATE:…………………………………….

4. Useonlyfoolscapsizepaperforyourresponseandtagallthepagescarefully.

5. Write the relevant question numberwitheachanswer.

Last Date for Submission of Assignment:

For June Examination: 30th April

For December Examination: 31stOctober

Good Luck!

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 BEGG-172
Language and Linguistics
Assignment
July,2023&January,2024Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1-4)

Max.Marks:100

Answer all questions.

Section A

Answer each question inabout300words.(BasedonBlocks1and2)

1. What is meant by the terms creativity and arbitrariness as is used to describe a property of human
language? (5)

2. Discuss the nature of multilingualism in India (5)

3. Define syllable by giving suitable examples. (5)

4. What do you understand by consonants of English? Discuss in brief with suitable examples.
(5)

Section B

Answereachquestioninabout300words.(BasedonBlocks3and4)

1. Discuss the relationship between words in English. (5)

2. What is a Morpheme? Discuss. (5)

3. Discuss the common functional elements in sentences. (5)

4. Discuss various types of the English verbs and types of Verb phrases. (5)

Section C

Answer each question inabout700words.(BasedonBlocks1to4)

1. Identify the nature of language variation and categorize various factors that lead to language variation .
(15)

2. .Discuss the concepts of stress and rhythm in a connected speech by giving suitable
examples. (15)

3. Distinguish between different kinds of Inflectional Affixes by giving suitable examples. (15)

4. Discuss how relations of coordination are created in compound sentences and the various
semantic implications of such coordination links. (15)