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Pllt 131:Introduction To Language Question Paper

Pllt 131:Introduction To Language

Course:Bachelor Of Education Primary Option

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2009

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question one (compulsory) and any two others.
1. (a) Define the words language and linguistics. [4 marks]
(b) Provide any eight language universals. [16 marks]
(c) Mention any five things that native speakers know about their Language. [10 marks]
2. (a) What is the critical age hypothesis? [4 marks]
(b) Is language biologically determined or it depends on general intelligence? Use available (linguistic) evidence to support your position. [16 marks]
3. Account for the ambiguity of the following words, phrases and sentences using tree diagrams. Ensure that you correlate each structure with the relevant meaning.
(a) Unlockable [6 marks]
(b) A Kenyan tea manufacturer [6 marks]
(c) I saw John with a telescope [8 marks]
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4. (a) Explain why the morpheme open in the word opened qualifies to be a root, a stem, a base, a free morpheme and a lexical morpheme. [10 marks]
(b) Discuss the distribution of the plural allomorph in English. [10 marks]
5. Consider the sentence: The student at the corner will answer the question before lunch. Use two tests to show that the following phrases are a constituent (two tests for each case).
(a) The student at the corner [4 marks]
(b) Before lunch [4 marks]
(c) Answer the question [6 marks]
(d) Answer the question before lunch [6 marks]
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