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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 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AEN 100: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE

DATE:
Wednesday 16th September 2009
TIME: 2.00pm-4.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any two questions
QUESTION ONE COMPULSORY
(30MARKS)
a)
Identify all the morphemes in the following words and classify them according to

types.

[10marks]
liable

fever
scorer

entrust
engage
vandal
vanguard
b)
Discuss the following theories of the origin of human language.
i)
Evolution
theory
[7marks]
ii)
Divine
origin
theory.
[7marks]
c)
Describe aphasia explaining one type of aphasia.

[6marks]

QUESTION TWO (20MARKS)
a)
Distinguish between a phoneme, a phone and an allophone.
[9marks]

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b)
Make a phonetic transcription of the following words.

[5marks]
Homophone
Lovely
Obese
Terrible
Doctor
c)
Using an animal you are familiar with, describe its language/signalling system

showing how it differs from animal language.

[6marks]

QUESTION THREE (20MARKS)
Using appropriate examples, describe the following properties of human language.
i)
Discreteness
ii)
Duality
iii)
Productivity
iv)
Arbitrariness
v)
Displacement

QUESTION FOUR (20MARKS)
a)
What is an artificial language?
Discuss
with
appropriate
examples.
[10marks]
b)
Discuss sign language clearly showing how it is similar to or different from
spoken
language.
[10marks]

QUESTION FIVE (20MARKS)
Discuss the study of language in relation to;

i)
History

[12marks]
ii)
Psychology
[8marks]

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