PYTANIA DO EGZAMINU DYPLOMOWEGO NA KIERUNKU: FILOLOGIA, SPECJALNO: JZYK BIZNESU ANGIELSKI KIERUNEK FILOLOGIA ANGIELSKA, WYDZIA ZARZDZANIA POLITECHNIKI

CZSTOCHOWSKIEJ 2013/2014 GRAMATYKA OPISOWA, FONETYKA, JZYKOZNAWSTWO PHONETICS: 1. What is the subject of study of phonetics? What is the difference between the articulatory and acoustic phonetics? What is the difference between phonetics and phonology? 2. What are the three speech organs systems taking part in the sound production? Discuss the articulators of the supraglottal vocal tract. 3. What are voiced and voiceless sounds, how are they produced, and why is voicing an important criterion in sounds differentiation? 4. Discuss typical pronunciation mistakes made by Polish speakers learning English. 5. Describe in detail how the oral and nasal sounds are produced. 6. Explain the differences between vowels and consonants. 7. Discuss consonants (classification criteria 4). Compare Polish and English consonants. Discuss major differences. 8. Discuss vowels and diphthongs (classification criteria 4). Compare Polish and English vowels systems. 9. What are diphthongs? Describe how they are formed, and enumerate three types of diphthongs. Discuss differences between American English, British English and Polish in relation to diphthongs. 10. Explain the notion of a place of articulation. Describe and give examples of sounds of the following places of articulation: a. Bilabials b. Labiodentals c. Interdentals(dentals) d. Alveolars e. Palatals 11. Discuss the notion of manner of articulation for English consonants. Describe and give examples for different categories. 12. Explain the notions of a phoneme and an allophone. Which is distinctive? Give examples if necessary. 13. Discuss two different types of transcription and differences between them, the notion of diacritics and IPA chart. 14. Discuss basic phonological processes in English and provide examples. Define assimilation, elision, aspiration, yod coalescence and dissimilation. 15. Suprasegmental features of speech: stress, rhythm, intonation. 16. Define stress in words and sentences; discuss weak and strong forms. LINGUISTICS 17. What do you know when you know a language (your L1). What are the aspects of knowing the language? 18. What is linguistics? What are the main subfields of linguistics? Enumerate at least 6 and discuss their subjects of study. 19. What is language? What are language universals? Discuss features/properties of language. 20. Explain prescriptive vs. descriptive approaches; linguistic competence vs. performance.

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What is language acquisition? Explain different definitions and discuss behaviouristic, nativistic and cognitive hypotheses regarding first language acquisition. Discuss stages in first language acquisition? Explain the terms: a. Lingua franca b. Pidgin c. Creole What are morphs, morphemes and allomorphs? Discuss different types of morphemes according to different classification criteria. Discuss word formation processes in English. Provide relevant examples. Describe the difference between a word and a morpheme. Discuss types of words according to their structure. Explain on the basis of an example. What are the different types of semantic (lexical) relations between words? Enumerate at least 5 and provide relevant examples. Explain the difference between a dialect and an accent. Discuss different types of lects (idiolect, sociolect, dialect, What is overgeneralization in terms of language acquisition? Discuss the branches of linguistics which deal with language use and meaning . What distinguishes the subject of study of semantics and pragmatics? Discuss different types of speech acts. Discuss Speech Act Theory. What is the Cooperative Principle? Explain four Grices conversational maxims.

DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH 33. What is grammar? Enumerate different types of grammars; explain the notion of a universal grammar. What are the components of grammar? 34. Explain the difference between linguistic competence and performance. What different linguistic competences does a speaker of a language possess? 35. Discuss the notion of grammatical classes (parts of speech) and provide examples. According to which criterion can you divide the parts of speech into two groups? 36. Read the sentences below and explain what part of speech the words in bold are. Explain how their function in a sentence. a. There was a round table in the room. b. We decided to join hands and dance round. c. The doctor is making his rounds. d. He was the first man to sail round the world. e. I never round the bend at high speed. 37. List and characterize types of sentences in English. Determine the sentence types in the following sentences. a. A tree fell onto the school roof in a storm, but none of the students was injured. b. Because of the bad weather, we must stay in today. c. I don't like dogs, and my sister doesn't like cats because they make her sneeze. d. Jack Smith, who reads novels, rarely reads newspapers. 38. Discuss types of simple sentences according to their communicative function 39. Define and explain differences between phrases, clauses and sentences. Provide examples. 40. Discuss the notion of a verb and its types. What are verbs, what are their types and functions? 41. Discuss the notion of a noun and its types. Provide examples. 42. In each of the following sentences, a subordinate clause is in brackets. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: comparative, concessive (contrast), conditional, reason, result, temporal. a. I'll ring you again [before I leave] b. He bought me a lovely gift, [although he can't really afford it] c. Don't call me [unless its an emergency] d. I've forgotten my password, [so I can't read my email]

e. Paul was an hour late [because he missed the train] f. I think London is less crowded [than it used to be] 43. Identify subject, object, and predicate in the following sentences. Define their functions. a. The detectives asked Amy lots of difficult questions. b. My friend, who is a doctor, gave my grandma a wonderful gift yesterday. ANGIELSKI JZYK BIZNESU 1. Division of commercial companies. 2. Discuss a joint-stock company. 3. Discuss a limited liability company. 4. Discuss a joint-venture. 5. Discuss a registered partnership. 6. Discuss a professional partnership. 7. Discuss a limited partnership. 8. Discuss a limited joint-stock company. 9. Enumerate documents drawn by founding companies. 10. Enumerate financial statements of companies. 11. Discuss a typical business structure. 12. Discuss a Meeting of Shareholders. 13. Majority vs. absolute majority of votes (explain the difference). 14. Discuss a concept of selling online. 15. Discuss elements of marketing mix. 16. Discuss conditions for starting a new business. 17. Enumerate business forecasts. 18. Explain the terms: gross profit, net profit, loss. 19. Discuss mergers and takeovers. 20. Discuss a concept of insurance (insurance policy, risk, cover, premium, compensation, etc.). 21. Current account vs. deposit account (explain the difference). 22. Enumerate main products and services of banks. 23. Functions of central banks. 24. Explain the terms: standing order, direct debit, overdraft, statement of account. 25. Discuss taxes (tax return, types of taxes, tax allowances, tax offices, tax haven, etc.). 26. Explain the terms: legal capacity, capacity to act in court proceedings, capacity to perform/effect act in law. 27. Explain the terms: go public, embezzlement, creditor, asset, audit, loss leader, greenmail. 28. Explain the abbreviations: GDP, K, CEO, PA, L/C, MBA, FTSE. 29. Explain the terms: ledger, takeover bid, delivery note, working capital, bull market. 30. Explain the terms: bear market, interest, cash and carry, rep, dividend, overheads. REALIOZNAWSTWO BRYTYJSKIE I AMERYKASKIE REALIOZNAWSTWO BRYTYJSKIE I AMERYKASKIE 1. Discuss the role and duties of the British monarch. 2. Discuss Wales as a part of the UK. 3. Discuss Scotland as a part of the UK. 4. Discuss Northern Ireland as a part of the UK. 5. Discuss the most common stereotypes connected with Great Britain. 6. Discuss the political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK parliament, UK government, regional parliaments). 7. Discuss religion in the UK. 8. Discuss the role of British economy in Europe and the world. 9. Discuss the system of education in the UK. 10. Discuss British popular culture and its influence on the worlds culture.

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Discuss the structure and role of the British mass media. Discuss the historical development of English literature (major writers and poets). Discuss recent Polish-British relations. Discuss the concepts of the melting pot and the salad bowl in the American context. Discuss major regional differences within the US. Discuss the economic role of the USA in the world. Discuss the situation of Afro-Americans in the US. Discuss the situation of Native Americans in the US. Discuss the role and duties of the American president. Discuss the political system of the USA. Discuss American popular culture and its influence on the worlds culture. Discuss the American system of education. Discuss the historical development of American literature (major writers and poets). Discuss the role and influence of the American mass media. Discuss the concept of federalism in the American context.