How's the question pattern for linguistic(MA)?And also can i get a suggestion on which type of topic should i stick to or focus on (Entrance
Hey, for most of the MA linguistics entrance exam it will be MCQ type. The syllabus may vary depending on the institution, it is best to check their model test paper or previous year question paper.
some of the topics that you may want to look at are
Parts of speech: Noun, verb, adjective, adverb etc.
Phonetics & Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics etc.
units of analysis: Phonetics and phonology: Phoneme, Syllable, identification of syllable, stress, accents.
Morphology: root, stem, affix;
types of affixation: prefix, infix, circumfix, suffix etc;
morpheme, identification of morphemes, morphemic analysis.
Syntax: word, phrase, sentence, complementizer.
semantics: meaning, types of meaning, relations.
The basic idea about a dictionary entry. Outline idea about early Philology and paradigm shift after Saussure, Saussurean dichotomies, semiotics, Language family, Languages of India (scheduled / Non-scheduled) Difference between language and a language. The object of the study of Linguistics.
I hope this helped
Best wishes
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