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Lang 300:Origin And Development Of English Question Paper

Lang 300:Origin And Development Of English 

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2011 EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : LANG 300
UNIT TITLE : ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH
TIME : 2 HOURS




Instructions:

Answer any FOUR questions

Question One

Briefly discuss three possible reasons behind the deviations in English across the world (5mks)
Explain five differences between American English and British English (10mks)

Question Two

Using examples discuss five features of old English (15mks)

Question Three

Explain why the East Midiand dialect of middle English became the standard language in that period (7mks)
What are the factors that contribute to language change (8MKS)

Question Four

Discuss how the various education commissions in Kenya after independence influenced the language policy (10mks)
Examine the various characteristics of non-native varieties of English (5mks)

Question Five

Explain how the great vowel shift look place and give the effects it had on English (5mks)
Distinguish between pidgin and creole (5mks)
Trace the development of English between its genesis and the Germanic conquest (5mks)






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