To be or not be, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take up arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them.

MEG-02: BRITISH DRAMA

ASSIGNMENT

(Based on Blocks 1-9)

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-02/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

a.    To be or not be, that is the question:

Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take up arms against a sea of troubles,

And by opposing, end them.

These lines are taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. "To be, or not to be" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene".

As one of Shakespeare's all-time famous quotes, Hamlet's words have stood the test of time and are often quoted even today in both academia and pop culture. In the beginning of his fourth, and best known, soliloquy Hamlet muses ..................

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The four most important learner variables in the learning of a second language

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

1.    What in your view are the four most important learner variables in the learning of a second language? Discuss

There are four key learner variables in the learning of a second language; 1) Age, 2) Sex, 3), intelligence, 4) aptitude.

1.      AGE

Most people, including some psychologists and linguists, believe that children are better at learning second languages than adults. The human brain loses its plasticity after puberty. Child relearns their language after injury..........................

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Indianization” of English and the devices used for the process of Indianization.

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

7.    What do you understand by the term “Indianization” of English? What are the devices used for the process of Indianization.

It is useful to describe Indianisms in more than one way. In terms of lexical structure and grammatical structure the transfer may result in collocation and/or grammatical deviations. The transfer of Indianism in Indian English may involve equivalence of formal items of L1 and L2 in two ways.

a)      It may be translation of an Indian item, or

b)      It may be a shift based on an underlying Indian source item

Translation: Translation may be defined as establishing ...........................

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Characteristics of human language that are absent in other animal systems of communication

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

What are the characteristics of human language that seem to be absent in other animal systems of communication? Discuss

One of the best ways to understand what human language is to compare it with other systems of animal communication and try to understand the similarities and differences between the two.

Use of sound signals

The use of sound signals is perhaps the most obvious characteristic of human language. But this feature is neither unique to human beings nor all-important. It is not unique to human as a lot of other animals also use sounds for communication. And it is not all-important because human being can transfer language to visual symbols (as in the case of sign language, or writing) and to tactile symbols (as in the case of Braille). So, this characteristic is of little use in distinguishing human communication from animal communication

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Vowels of English with examples

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

                  2.    Describe the vowels of English. Give example for each vowel.

Vowels are speech sounds pronounced so there are no “obstacles” to airstream (unlike the way consonants are pronounced, for example). This post lists English vowels (21 in this case, although some sources list 22), both monophthongs and diphthongs. They are grouped into the long and short ones. There is also a vowel diagram showing vowels at their approximate positions.

The vowels sounds of the English language are listed below. The newer IPA notation was used.

The English vowels with examples

      IPA                  Examples

1    i:                      see, unique, feel

2    ɪ                       wit, mystic, little

3    e                      set, meant, bet

4    æ                     pat, cash, bad

5    ɑ:                     half, part, father

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Reduplication as a process in word formation

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

i.             Reduplication as a process in word formation

       Reduplication means repetition of part or whole of a root to indicate some meaning like plurality, distribution, repetition, customary activity, increase of size, added intensity, continuance, etc. as a process of word-formation it is to be found in various degrees in almost all languages. Hindi, for example makes use of it extensively to express intensity (e.g. tej-tej chalo (walk fast-fast ie ‘faster’), dhiire-dhiire khao ( eat slowly-slowly ie ‘at a slower pace’)............................

   

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Simple, complex, compound word

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

QNO1: Write short notes on any of two of the following

i.             Simple, complex, compound words

Words can be divided into simple, complex, compound and compound-complex depending on whether they realize a single free morpheme, a free morpheme plus one or more bound morphemes, two or more free morphemes, or two or more free morphemes plus one or more bound morphemes respectively. For example:..............

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Derivational Prefixes

MEG-04: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

ASSIGNMENT

Programme: MEG

Ast code: MEG-04/TMA/2016-17

Max. Marks: 100

i.             Derivational Prefixes

There is a small set of affixes in English which are attached at the beginning of a stem to modify its meaning. Some well-known examples are the negative prefixes un-,in-, and dis-. But negation is not the only modification of meaning the prefixes are used for.

Unlike most suffixes, the prefixes do not affect the grammatical category of the stem at all. So the grammar-based system is of no use. The change in meaning at least tells us exactly how the resulting word differs in meaning form the stem.

Here are some of the ways in which the prefixes modify the meaning of stem:

Negation: Prefixes like ...................................

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Title, theme of redemption and the imagery present in the novel The Stone Angel

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2016 & January 2017 Sessions

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2016-17

Max Marks: 100

10. Discuss the major aspects like the title, theme of redemption and the imagery present in the novel The Stone Angel.

       The Stone Angel is a novel that explores several ideas common to the novel of awakening: the survival of personality, the function of memory the importance of coming to terms with female sexuality, and the necessity of accepting the past in order to understand the present.  It has several thematic aspects.

Title
        There is a lot in a name, in a title. Titles are important as they should in some way express the theme of the book in a rather poetic way...................................................

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Two central motifs of the novel The Solid Mandala

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2016 & January 2017 Sessions

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2016-17

Max Marks: 10

9. Discuss the two motifs that are central to the novel The Solid Mandala.

Motif in a literary aspect, is a subject, an idea or a phrase that is repeated and developed in a work of literature. There are two major motifs that are central to the narrative namely Androgyny and Mandala motifs and some implications they have for the interpretation of the novel.

Androgyny motif

The allusions to Tiresias and the hermaphrodite Adam are the strongest manifestation of the androgynous figure in the text. A weaker version of this motif is ..........................

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Theme of Brathwaite’s poem “Angel/Engine"

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2016 & January 2017 Sessions

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2016-17

Max Marks: 100

8. What is the theme of Brathwaite’s poem “Angel/Engine”? Discuss in detail.

“Angel/Engine” is from the final section of Braithwaite’s 1977 collection Mother Poem. This section is entitled “koumfort” and in it’s the possibility of spiritual renewal is imagined. Coined from the Haitian Creole word for temple, the title of this section suggests ways in which African connections are preserved.

The “womanist” experience is central to this poem in which the first section mentions a series of relationships between women: the house belongs to the subject’s aunt, she was brought up by her “godma” and has a “foolish” daughter named “christofene.”

The poverty –stricken surrounding are evoked ........................................

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Aspects of Walcott's personal life in Midsummer

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2016 & January 2017 Sessions

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2016-17

Max Marks: 100

7. Midsummer explores aspects of Walcott’s personal life. Comment with examples from the poem.

Like Another Life, a sequence of lyrics from Walcott’s middle period of poetry, Midsummer is an exploration of aspects of the poet’s intensely personal moments of life.

                         In both collections, the influence of the American poet Robert Lowell’s much acclaimed Life Studies can be traced. Lowell’s work contains poetic and prose recollections of his family, his childhood and his mature experiences of marriage, imprisonment and hospitalization for mental problems. This started the trend of r what came to be called ‘’Confessional” poetry in which the revelation of the private universe with its entire attendant irrationally became acceptable.

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