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DOGRI

PAPER-I

HISTORY OF DOGRI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

(Answer must be written in Dogri)

Section A

History of Dogri Language

1. Dogri language: Origin and development through different stages.

2. Linguistic boundaries of Dogri and its dialects.

3. Characteristic features of Dogri Language.

4. Structure of Dogri Langauge:

(a) Sound Structure:

Segmental : Vowels and Consonants

Non-segmental : Length, Stress, Nasalization, Tone and Junture.

(b) Morphology of Dogri:

(i) Inflection Categories: Gender, Number, Case, Person, Tense and Voice.

(ii) Word Formation; use of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.

(iii) Vocabulary: tatsam, tadbhav, foreign and regional.

(c) Sentence Structure; Major Sentence-types and their constituents, agreement and concord in Dogri syntax.

5. Dogri Language and Scripts: Dogre/Dogra Akkhar, Devanagari and Persia.

Section B

History of Dogri Language

1. A brief account of Pre-independence Dogri Literature: Poetry & Prose.

2. Development of modern Dogri Poetry and main trends in Dogri Poetry.

3. Development of Dogri short-story, main trends and prominent short-story writers.

4. Development of Dogri Novel, main trends and contribution of Dogri Novelists.

5. Development of Dogri Drama and contribution of prominent playwrights.

6. Development of Dogri Prose; Essays, Memoirs and travelogues.

7. An introduction to Dogri Folk Literature—Folk songs, Folk tales 7 Ballads.