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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of English)

WARNING
1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING
THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD
OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENT(S) BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM
OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN
“AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”.
Course: Introduction to Linguistics (9051) Semester: Spring, 2021
Level: BS English Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–5)

Note: All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 What is language? Discuss the origin, history, evolution and changing
aspects/paradigms of language. (20)

Q.2 What is phonology? Discuss the difference between phonetic and phonological aspects
of a language. (20)

Q.3 What are the different ways of forming new words? (20)

Q.4 Write short notes on the following: (20)


a) The pharse structure of Urdu
b) Phrase structure rules of English

Q.5 What is Semantics and its role and importance in Linguistics? Discuss the
difference between lexical Semantics, Phrasal Semantics and Pragmatics. (20)
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 6–9)
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
Note: All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 How is pragmatics different from semantics with respect to the study of
meaning? (20)

Q.2 What do you understand by the term ‘implied meaning’? Demonstrate how implied
meaning can be different from the stated meaning with some model examples. (20)

Q.3 Explain fundamental principles of critical discourse analysis. (20)

Q.4 What is second language acquisition? Discuss in detail. (20)

Q.5 Which factors are responsible for language variations? Explain. (20)

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