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Cle 103: History And Sociology Of English Question Paper

Cle 103: History And Sociology Of English

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: South Eastern Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2016

SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2016/2017

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION (ARTS)

CLE 103: History and sociology of English

DATE: 13TH DECEMBER, 2016 TIME: 8.00-10.00AM

INSTRUCTIONS:

ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND OTHER TWO.

1a) Explain the following terms
i) Proto-language (2 marks)
ii) Inflectional languages (2 marks)
iii) Cognate set (2 marks)
iv) Agglutinating languages (2 marks)

b) i) Explain four word formation processes. (10 marks)

ii) How did the printing press affect the growth of Early Modern English (6 marks)
iii) Explain with examples three main factors that characterize Modern English vocabulary.
(6 marks)

d) What do you understand by the term “Englishes”? (4 marks)

2. a) Explain how the Norman and Viking conquest of England greatly influenced English language.
(6marks)
b) i) What are language isolates. (2marks)
ii) How do linguistic universals and theoretical observation lead to language classification?
(6 marks)
c) Differentiate Pidgins from Creoles. (6 marks)

3. a) Using a language tree diagram, place the English language within its proto-language from which it descended. (10 marks)

b) Explain the language policy in Kenya. (10 marks)

4 a). (i) What is Black English? (2 mks)

(ii) How does it differ from Standard American English? (8 marks)

b). English has borrowed heavily from other languages. Justify this statement. (10marks)

5. a) Explain the family tree approach to language classification? (12marks)

b). The Great Vowel shift was a revolutionary period in the area of English sounds. Explain using
relevant examples. (8marks)

6. a) What is language standardization? (4 marks)

b) Differentiate between standard American English and standard British English in terms of
i) Pronunciation (4marks)
ii) Spelling (4marks)
iii) Vocabulary (4marks)
iv) Dialects (4 marks)

Cle 103: History And Sociology Of English Question Paper

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