ENG509 - Morphology and Syntax

MA ELT Morphology and Syntax (Eng509) Fall 2019 Assignment No. 2 Total Marks: 20 Lectures: 23-28 Instructions: • Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks. • The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%. • Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero. • After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained. • Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee. • The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman. Q1. One definition of syntax implies that we start from what is regarded as the largest unit of syntactic description, i.e. the sentence and proceed until we arrive at the smallest meaningful unit (top-to-bottom). What is the other way of analyzing a text piece? Elaborate with at least one example. Listen to topic video 138 for guidance. (10 Marks) Q2. While analyzing a sentence, we should try to identify and isolate as many phrases as we can. These phrases or constituents fall into various grammatical categories and therefore they are named after their relevant grammatical class. Read and listen to topics 153-161 and write down the different types of phrases discussed in your course. Also, provide one example against each phrase. (5*2=10 Marks)

Dear Students Graded Discussion Board for Morphology and Syntax (ENG509) will be opened from 30-07-2019 to 31-07-2019. The topics for the GDB are: ‘Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.’ Comment. OR ‘Language engraves the grooves through which your thoughts must flow.’ Comment. Write your own views about any one of the given topics. Your comments should NOT exceed 150-200 words. Read the following instructions carefully before posting your comments: GDB carries 3% weightage in your final assessment. Your comments should be clear, concise, and relevant to the topic. Creative and original ideas written in correct English will be highly appreciated. Any queries related to Graded Discussion Board (GDB) will not be entertained on the regular MDB. For questions or queries related to the topic, you may send email to eng509@vu.edu.pk. Do not send your comments via e-mail or regular MDB. The comments posted on the regular MDB will not be graded. Do not post your comments twice. No marks will be awarded for plagiarism. All the best ENG509