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Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2011 Question Paper

Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2011

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCIENCE
COURSE CODE: ENG 210

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions

Question 1
a). i). With specific examples, explain the benefits you have derived by studying Morphology
and Syntax. (6marks)
ii).What constitutes mental dictionaries? (4marks)
b). i) State and explain the two major categories of morphemes in English language. Use
examples to support your answer. (6marks)
ii). Explain how children learn the exception rules that form plural from singular nouns.
(4marks)
c). i). Define the term ‘syntax’. (2marks)
ii).What do you understand by ‘the all and only criterion’ in generative grammar.
(4marks)
iii). Use an appropriate example to distinguish deep and surface structures. (4marks)

Question 2
a). Parts of speech was introduced by traditional grammarians. Provide a detailed description
on any four parts of speech. (12marks)
b).With examples, explain the following concepts as used in syntactic description;
i). Structural ambiguity.
ii). Syntactic categories.
iii). Tree diagrams
iv). Traditional grammar. (8marks)

Question 3
a). Language is very productive therefore, there is no dictionary that can list all words in a
language, despite this lexical gaps still occur. Explain any three causes of lexical gaps in
languages. (6marks)
b). Acronym is one of the word formation processes. With examples, explain the two types of
acronyms. (4marks)
c). Describe the eight inflectional morphemes in English language. Support your answer with
sufficient examples. (10marks)

Questions 4
a). Provide tree diagrams to the following sentences;
i). You must see the boy. (2marks)
ii). She walked briskly on the road. (2marks)
iii). Jane is washing clothes and Naomi is cooking food. (4marks)
b). Give the two meaning embedded in the following sentences;
i). The old men and women attended the meeting. (2marks)
ii). Mary shot the elephant in her pajamas. (2marks)
c). Disambiguate the following sentences;
i). John whacked the man with an umbrella, using tree diagrams. (3marks)
ii). Naomi watched the television in the house. (3marks)

Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2011 Question Paper

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