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Lang 310:Varieties In English Question Paper

Lang 310:Varieties In English 

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011



VARIETIES OF ENGLISH (LANG 310) 1st Trimester 2011

FACULTY : EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION AND PRE-UNIVERSITY

TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS Answer any FOUR Questions


Question 1

a) Explain why English has gained prominence worldwide (5marks)

b) Identify and describe five main functions of English on a global scale (10marks)


Question 2

a) Explain how English is used in the three East African countries (3marks)

b) Using examples, explain the characteristics of the East African variety of English in relation to phonology, grammar and vocabulary (12marks)


Question 3

a) Define the following terms (5marks)

i) Standard language

ii) Pidgin

iii) Creole

iv) Accent

b) State the two forms of standard English (2marks)

c) Using illustrations describe the differences of the two forms of English (8marks)


Question 4

a) Explain at what level variations are normally recognized within any recognizable speech community (5marks)

b) State fine possible aspects that can lead to correlation of variations of a language (5marks) c) State five differences that may lead speakers not to speak exactly alike (5marks)


Question 5

a) Explain how one can tell whether the systematic differences between two speech communities reflect two dialects or two different languages (5marks)

b) Explain how dialectal diversity develop (10marks)






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