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Cle 404: Sociolinguistics Question Paper

Cle 404: Sociolinguistics 

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 404: SOCIOLINGUISTICS

DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2016 TIME: 2.00 –4.00 PM
1. (a) Define the term sociolinguistics (2mks)
(b) State and explain six areas where society and language inter-relate (6mks)
(c) Give a proper description of the term diglossia (5mks)
(d) Differentiate between official and National Language (4mks)
(e) Elucidate bilingualism classification based on cognitive organization (6mks)
(f) Discuss the roles played by Kiswahili in the Kenyan language policy (5mks)
(g) State three stages of the creolisation process (3mks)
2. Discuss differences in the linguistic repertoires of the different genders (20mks)
3. (a) Explain the motivation for bilingualism (10mks)
(b) With clear demonstration, enumerate the effects of Bilingualism (10mks)
4. (a) Discuss different types of code switching (10mks)
(b) State and explain functions of code switching (10mks)
5. (a) Give characteristics of language shifting or death (10mks)
(b) Explain how language variation is caused by variables within the society (10mks)
6. Discuss stages in language planning(20mks)








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