Introduction To The Study Of Language Question Paper

Introduction To The Study Of Language

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE
DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

AEN 100: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE

DATE: WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST, 2009

TIME: 2.00 P.M ? 4.00P.M
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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
QUESTION
ONE

[30
marks]
a)
With appropriate examples, describe five properties of human language.

[ 20 marks]
b)
Distinguish between a morpheme, a morph and an allomorph. Give appropriate
examples.
[
10
marks]

QUESTION
TWO

[20
marks]
Discuss prescriptive and descriptive linguistics clearly showing the differences between
the
two
approaches.

[20
marks]

Question
THREE
[20
marks]
What do linguists usually mean when they refer to linguistics as ? The Scientific study of
language?
[20
marks]

QUESTION FOUR

[20 marks]
a)
Discuss the relationship between the study of language and History.

[12 marks]
b)
Discuss the evolution theory of language origin.

[8 marks]

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QUESTION FIVE

[20 marks]
a)
Describe the following sounds in terms of state of the glottis, place and manner of

articulation.

[6 marks]
h

b
f
m
l
g
b)
What is a phoneme? Give an example.

[3 marks]

c)
Describe the 3 main parameters used in talking about vowels. [9 marks]

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