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Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2010 Question Paper

Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2010

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: ENG 210

INSTRUCTIONS
1. There are THREE sections in this question paper. (A, B & C)
2. Answer ALL questions in Section A, one in Section B and one in Section C.
3. Marks will be awarded for detailed answers.

SECTION A-COMPLUSORY-40MARKS
1. What does the knowledge of language entail as far as morphology and syntax is concerned?
(4marks)

2. a) Use examples to describe the various morphs (allomorphs) of the English past tense
morpheme. (6marks)

b) What do you understand by the following terms? (10marks)
i) Root
ii) Word
iii) Stem
iv) Free morpheme
v) Bound morpheme

3. a) Describe how children learn irregular rules that apply to exceptional words in a particular
language. (4marks)

b) Why do lexical gaps exist in words that are not in the dictionary? Support your answer
with relevant examples. (6marks)

4. a) State and explain any syntactic rules that a particular grammar must account for. (6marks)

b) What is your understanding on the infinitude of language? (4marks)

SECTION B (ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION IN THIS SE CTION-15MARKS)

5. Use examples to describe the eight inflectional morphemes of the English
language. (15marks)

6. a) What do you understand by the term ‘word formation processes’? (3marks)

b) Use examples to explain the following word formation processes.
i) Coinage
ii) Compounding
iii) Blending
iv) Borrowing (12marks)

SECTION C (ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION IN THIS SECTION-15MARKS)

7. Discuss the pertinent issues in the generative grammar that led to its development. (15marks)

8. a) What is structural ambiguity? (2marks)

b) Disambiguate the following sentences using tree diagrams and for each, give its
equivalent meaning.
i) Hannah carried the baby on the mat. (4marks)
ii) I chased the dog in my nightgown. (4marks)

c) Make short notes on the following: (5marks)
i) Phrase structure grammar
ii) Syntactic structures

Eng 210:Introduction To Morphology And Syntax April 2010 Question Paper

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