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Sociolinguistics Question Paper

Sociolinguistics 

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
AEN 403: SOCIOLINGUISTICS

DATE:
Tuesday 1st February 2010
TIME:
11.00a.m ? 1.00p.m


INSTRUCTIONS

Answer Question one and any other two
1.
a)
What do you understand by:


i)
Acrolect


ii)
Basilect


iii)
Mesolect

b)
The sentence ?I was sitting? was translated into the following Guyanese


Pidgin:


i)
a woz siting


ii)
mibin sidong


iii)
a did sidong

Now for each pidgin translation show how it differs from Standard English Grammar.
2.
What do you understand by the following terms:

a)
Diglosin

b)
Register

c)
Accent

d)
Repertoire.




[5 marks each]
3.
Select any Koine Kiswahili known to you and give four examples how it differs from

standard Kiswahili.
4.
Give four examples of a speech community.
5.
What are the three important consequences of Gachathi language Report of (1974)?
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