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Morphology, Syntax And Semantics Question Paper

Morphology, Syntax And Semantics

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION

AEN 203:
MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
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DATE: WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2010
TIME: 11.00 A.M. ? 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions.

1. a) Use
'Immediate Constituent Analysis' to analyse the following sentences

removing ambiguity where necessary.

i)
The man kept the money under the carpet.

ii)
The ship arrived last week.
iii)
The girl borrowed the book in the library.
iv)
The boy next to her is my nephew
v)
Korir hid the ball in a corner.
vi)
The hardworking student from Lodwar performed quite well.
vii)
The
mother
appeared
excited.
(10
marks)

b)
Using examples, define the following terms;
i)
Hyponyms
ii)
Antonyms
iii)
Synonyms
iv)
Homonyms
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v)
Indirect
speech
act
(10
marks)

c)
i)
Provide the missing Kiganda morphemes in the following table

English Kiganda
English
Kiganda
doctor omusawo
doctorSs
__
sawo
women ___kazi women
omukazi
girls abawala
girls
__
wala
heir ____sika
heirs
abasika

ii)
Using the above Kiganda words, discuss both singular and plural

morphemes.

(2 marks)

2.
Using illustrations, discuss any five word formation processes in English. (20 marks)

3.
Identify and classify the phrases in the following sentences.

i)
The angry mob stoned the thief.

ii)
The student should have been warded.

iii)
Onyango is hardworking.

iv)
The plane arrived early.

v)
She cried in pain.

vi)
The participants were pleased by the presentation today.

vii)
Njoki walks very gracefully.

viii) Mueni may have been drafting the essay.

ix)
Horticultural farming earns Kenya foreign exchange.

x)
It must have been raining heavily.

(20 marks)

4.
Briefly discuss the different types
of
meaning. (20
marks)

5. Using two examples for each, discuss the different possible ways of forming
sentences
in
English.
(20
marks)
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