Advanced Theoretical Studies In Grammar Question Paper

Advanced Theoretical Studies In Grammar

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 400: ADVANCED THEORETICAL STUDIES IN GRAMMAR

DATE: Thursday
9th April 2009 TIME: 11.00am-1.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any two others.
1.
a)
Clearly describe why linguistics is said to be the scientific study of
language.
[6marks]

b)
i)
What is a theory of
language?
[4marks]
ii)
With
suitable
illustrations,
discuss the key highlights of the
traditional
grammar
theory.
[20marks]
2.
Citing appropriate examples, show how the structural approach to the study of
language is an improvement on the traditional approach.

[20marks]

3.
Explain the following propositions within the x-bar theoretical framework.

i)
Every English phrase has a head and possibly a specifier and a
complement.

ii)
A phrase is the maximal projection of its head.
iii)
The x-bar theory provides general principles for the analysis of all types of
phrases.
iv)
X-bar theory provides for an intermediate category. [20marks]
4.
With adequate examples, outline Chomsky?s standard version of the
transformational
generative
grammar
theory.
[20marks]
5.
Giving appropriate examples, discuss the notion of productivity in relation to
inflectional
and
derivational
morphology.
[20marks]

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