M.A-M.A English 1st Year Paper - I : HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Acharya Nagarjuna University - Center for Distance Education, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-2013)

(DEG 01) 
M.A. (PREVIOUS)DEGREE EXAMINATION, DEC. - 2013 
First Year 
English 
Paper - I : HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

Time : 03 Hours                                                                    Maximum Marks : 80

Questions in Unit I are compulsory. 
Answer two questions from Unit II and two from Unit III. 
All questions carry equal marks. 
Unit - I 
1) Correct five of the following sentences and identify the unacceptable features:- (5×2=10) 
a. Sarala ‘either is very happy or very unhappy. 
b. He is not understanding the lesson. 
c. He doesnot know where is he going. 
d. He is used to eat hotel food. 
e. I am believing you. 
f. They met the principal last week, is not it? 
g. I have try to study well. 
h. Avoid these sorts of mistakes. 
2) Distinguish between the following pairs of words: (5×2=10) 
a. Allusion-Illusion 
b. Farmer-Former 
c. Accept-Except 
d. Born-Borne 
e. Human-Humane 
Unit – II (2×15=30) 
3) Write an essay on the Scandinavian influence on English Language. 
4) Write an essay on the Indo-European family of Languages. 5) What are the consequences of the Norman conquest with reference to the English 
Language. 
6) Write a note on the major dialects of English during Middle English period and the 
emergence of literary standard dialect. 
7) Write short notes on two of the following: 
a. Authorised Version 
b. Grammatical Gendre 
c. Verner’s Law 
d. Homonyms. 
Unit – III (2×15=30) 
8) Explain briefly any three of the following process of word formation: 
a. Affixes d. Words from proper names 
b. Suffixes e. Compounding 
c. Port monteau words f. Metanalysis 
9) Write short notes on any three of the following processes of semantic changes: 
a. Association of Ideas d. Prudery 
b. Narrowing of Meaning e. Elevation 
c. Euphemism f. Specialization of Meaning. 
10) Write an essay on the characteristic features of American English. 
11) Critically comment on the contribution of The Bible to the English Language. 
12) Write short notes on any two of the following: 
a. Basic English 
b. Register 
c. Syncopation 
d. The Bible 
e. Jargon.