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7 ————-are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate.

(a) Post-alveolar. (b) Palate-alveolar.

(c) Palatal. (6) லலா.
8 Which ofthe following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary

statements ?
(a) The falling. (0) The rising.
(c) The fall-rise. (d) None of the above.

9 “Smoking is a bad habit” : Identify the category to which “smoking” belongs :
(a) Adjective. (b) Noun.
(c) Gerund. (6) Adverb.
10 Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of
(a) Compounding. യ Portmanteau.
(c) Derivation. (6) Backformation. |
(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
II. Answer any ten of the following questions in two or three sentences :
11 What is meant by ‘the arbitrariness’ of language ?
12 Distinguish between the signifier and the signified.
13 What is Neuro-linguistics.
14 Which kind of air-stream forms the basis of most speech sounds ?
15 Which are the three branches of phonetics ?
16 What are allophones ? Give examples.
17 What are minimal pairs ?
18 J uncture.
19 Bilabial.
20 Post-Alveolar. (
21 What is clipping ?
22 He was ill, but he attended the classes. (Change into a simple sentence).
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)