Section A
1. Write short answers of the following questions. (15)
(i) Distinguish between Oxymoran and Paradox.
(ii) Distinguish between Function Words and Content Words.
(iii) Analyze the given sample of scripted speech.
No | she doesn;t love me | maybe | can't say | but she | but I | remember that day in the theatre | you saw it | wouldn;t you say | I could've sworn | say something | why won't you speak | you think otherwise | right
Section B
2. Answer the following questions in detail. (45)
(i) What is the function and purpose of Stylistics as a branch of linguistics?
(ii) Identify and explain the Linguistic Distinction between speech and writing.
(iii) Analyze the following passage stylistically.
The men came down between two long, regular rows of trees. The winter had not passed completely and there was a chill in the air; and the moon was hidden behind long, high parallels of clouds which hung like suspended streamers of dirty cotton wool in the sky. All of the men but one, wore thick clothes against the coolness of the night and earth was cold and damp, and the shoes of men sank into the soil and left exact, ridged footprints but they could not be seen in the dark.
` The blackness of the night crouched over the orchard and the leaves rustled with a harsh whispering which was inconsistent with the pleasant scent of the lemons. The chill in the air had increased and far off the creek-creek-creek of the crickets blended into solid strips of high pitched sound. Then the moon came from behind the banks of cloud and its white light touched the leaves with wet silver, and the perfume of lemons seemed to grow stronger, as if the juice was being crushed from them.
They walked a litter further in the moonlight and the man with the lantern said, "this is as good a place as any, Oom."
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