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Part A

1. What is meant by the Latinate fallacy of Traditional grammar ?


2. Which are the major languages that influenced the formulation of
Traditional English Grammar
3. Explain the terms Langue and Parole.
4. What is syntagmatic relationship.
5. Explain the terms Signifier and Signified.
6. Explain the two types of relationships between linguistic units
according to Saussure.
7. What are function words? Give examples.
8. What is government in the context of syntax?
9. What is case government?
10. What is concord?
11. What do you mean by intonation?
12. Which are the different types of intonation?
13. What are immediate constituents?
14. What is a kernel sentence?
15. What are T-rules?
16. What do you mean by ultimate constituents?
17. What is generative syntax?
18. What is competence?
19. What are PS Rules?
20. What is meant by selectional restrictions?
21. What is meant by context free rules in Phrase Structure
grammar?
22. What is meant by obligational rules in PS Grammar?
23. What is Phrase marker?
24. What is meant by optional rules in PS Grammar?
25. Which are the three types of NPs according to Binding theory?
26. What are anaphors?
27. Explain pronominals.
28. Which type of NPs are called referential expressions?
29. What is government theory?
30. Which are the three components of TG Grammar?

Part B
1. What are the major features of Traditional Grammar?
2. Structuralist criticism of Traditional grammar.
3. Explain the arbitrary relationship between signifier and signified.
4. Language is a system of signs. Explain.
5. Explain various types of intonation with examples.
6. Explain the differences between the terms government and concord.
7. Which are the major types of concord?
8. What is the relevance of word order in English?
9. Explain deep structure and surface structure.
10. Explain the advantages of IC analysis.
11. What are the limitations of IC Analysis?
12. Explain Chomsky’s notion of universal grammar and its
significance in linguistics.
13. PS Rules are rewrite rules. Explain with examples.
14. What are the limitations of Phrase Structure grammar?
15. PS Grammar fails to show the inter-sentence relationships.
Explain
16. Explain context free and context specific rules and obligational
and optional rules in PS Grammar.
17. Explain the theory of government with examples.
18. Explain briefly the binding theory.
19. Which are the key aspects of Transformative Grammar?
20. Differences between TG and PS Grammars?

Part C
1. Describe the Saussurean ideas that influenced modern linguistics.
2. Explain the differences between structural and Traditional grammar.
3. What is intonation? Explain its linguistic functions.
4. Write an essay on the syntactic devices, word order, government,
concord and intonation.
5. Attempt an essay on Transformational Generative grammar.
6. What is IC Analysis? Analyse its advantages and disadvantages.
7. Attempt an essay on Phrase Structure grammar.
8. What is Phrase Structure Grammar. Explain PS Rules as proposed by
Chomsky.
9. Write an essay on Theory of government and binding.
10. Attempt an essay on the contributions of Bloomfield.

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