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Cle 202: English Vocabulary And Sound System Question Paper

Cle 202: English Vocabulary And Sound System

Course:Bachelor Of Education (Arts)

Institution: South Eastern Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2015

SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2015/2016

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

CLE 202: ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND SOUND SYSTEM

DATE: 16TH AUGUST, 2016 TIME: 11.00 AM –1.00 PM

Answer question ONE and other TWO questions.

1. a) Explain and illustrate the following terms used in deriving the vocabulary of English. (6mks)

i) Eponyms
ii) Calquing
iii) neologism

b) Which principle of word formation is associated with the the following words.

(3mks)

i) landlord
ii) advertisement

iii) babysit

c)i) what are monophthongs in the sounds of English? Illustrate your answer.

(5mks) ii) Using appropriate illustrations, show the occurrence of the following vowel sounds in English./?/, /e/, /u: /
(6mks)

ii) Explain three reasons why languages change.
d) i)With examples, differentiate the open class from the closed word class in English.

(4mks)

(6mks)

2. a) In what way is a word associated with the following kinds of information

i) Semantic information. (3mks)
ii) Pragmatic information. (3mks)
iii) Syntactic information. (3mks)
iv) Morphological information. (3mks)

b) Determine the consonant clusters in the following words. (3mks)
i) Election
ii) Climber

iii) Number
c) What are abutting consonants? Illustrate your answer.

(5mks)

3. Explain the unique features of Kenyan English in terms of:
a) Grammar (5mks)
b) Syntax (5mks)
c) Phonology (5mks)
d) Vocabulary (5mks)

4. Word borrowing has contributed immensely in the development of English vocabulary. Using relevant examples, justify this statement.

(20 mks)
5. a)i) What is standardization of vocabulary?
(6mks)
ii) How did standardization affect the vocabulary of English? (4mks)
b) Differentiate RP English from Inner City English (10mks)
6. a) i) What is lingua franca? (3mks)
ii) To what extent is the English language a scientific lingua franca? (5mks)
b) Explain and illustrate the following:
i)idiolect (3mks)
ii) subjective attitude (3mks)
iii) jargon (3mks)
iv) argot (3mks)

Cle 202: English Vocabulary And Sound System Question Paper

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