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IGNOU BEGG-172 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
SECTION A
1. Write short notes on the following:
i. Phoneme
ii. Syntax
iii. Code-Switching
iv. Semantics
v. Idiolect
SECTION-B
Answer the following:
1. Explain the role of stressed and unstressed syllables in connected speech, using appropriate examples to illustrate your answer.
2. Define diphthongs. Explain their characteristics with at least two examples from English. How do they differ from pure vowels?
3. Explain the seven basic sentence patterns in English with appropriate examples.
4. Explain the structure and function of a Verb Phrase in English grammar. Illustrate your answer with appropriate examples.
5. Discuss the concept of multilingualism and its significance in the Indian sociolinguistic context.
SECTION C
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the key features that distinguish human language from animal communication systems? Illustrate your answer with appropriate linguistic concepts and examples.
2. Explain the concept of morphology in linguistics. Discuss the different types of morphemes and their role in word formation, with suitable examples.
IGNOU BEGG-172 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
Section A
Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each:
i] Compounding
ii] Register
iii] Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
iv] Morpheme
v] Syllable
Section B
Answer the following in about 300 words each:
1. Discuss the concepts of Structural Linguistics by giving suitable examples.
2. Discuss various language families in India.
3. Examine change in stress patterns in words according to grammatical function by giving suitable examples.
4. Discuss basic sentence patterns by giving suitable examples.
5. Examine noun phrase and its structure by giving suitable examples.
Section C
Answer the following questions in about 400 words each:
1. Discuss Stress and Rhythm in connected speech by giving suitable examples.
2. Examine different kinds of affixes by giving suitable examples






