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MARATHI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Marathi) Section-A Language and Folk-Iore : (a) Nature and Functions of Language (with reference to Marathi) Language as a signifying system : Langue and Parole; Basic functions; Poetic language; Standard Language and dialect; Language variations according to social parameters. Linguistic features of Marathi in thirteenth century and seventeenth […]

MANIPURI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Manipuri) Section-A Language : General characteristics of Manipuri Language and history of its development; its importance and status among the TibetoBurman Languages of North-East India; recent development in the study of Manipuri language; evolution and study of old Manipuri script. Significant features of Manipuri language : Phonology-Phoneme-vowels, consonants […]

MALAYALAM   PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Malayalam) Section-A Unit 1-Early phase of Malayalam Language: 1.1 Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit. 1.2 Relation between Tamil and Malayalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajarajavarma. 1.3 Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha. Unit 2-Linguistic features of : 2.1 Manipravalam-definition. Language of […]

MAITHILI PAPER-I History of Maithili Language and its Literature (Answer to be written in Maithili) PART-A History of Maithili Language Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family. Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili) Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era) Maithili and its different dialects. Relationship between Maithili […]

KONKANI PAPER- I (Answers must be written in Konkani) Section-A History of the Konkani Language : Origin and development of the language and influences on it. Major variants of Konkani and their linguistic features. Grammatical and lexicographic work in Konkani, including a study of cases, adverbs, indeclinables and voices. Old Standard Konkani, new Standard and […]

KASHMIRI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Kashmiri) Section-A Genealogical relationship of the Kashmiri language: various theories. Areas of occurrence and dialects (geographical/social) Phonology and grammar: i. Vowel and consonant system; Nouns and pronouns with various case inflections; Verbs: various types and tenses. 4. Syntactic structure: i. Simple, active and declarative statments; Coordination; Relativisation. Section-B […]