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Unit 2: Linguistics: Branches and Tools

2.7 Review Questions Notes

1. What is linguistics?
2. Comment on the scope of linguistics.
3. What do you understand by the structure of language?
4. What are the main aspects of linguistics?
5. In what ways has linguistics benefited from the insights offered by scholars in other disciplines?
6. What kind of challenges and opportunities does the linguist find in carrying on his work in
India?
7. What do you understand by the following:
(i) Phonology (ii) Morphology
(iii) Syntax (iv) Semantics
8. Describe how exposure to linguistics helps an anthropologist, a psychologist, a philosopher, a
sociologist and a logician.
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i)(a) (ii)(a) (iii)(c) (iv)(b)

2.8 Further Readings

1. Verma, S.K., V.N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction.
2. An Introduction to Linguistics, John Lyon.
3. Peter Roach: English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge University Press.
4. Encyclopedia of Linguistic Science Edited By V. Prakasam, Allied Pub.,
New Delhi.

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