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Varieties Of English Question Paper

Varieties Of English

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AEN 401: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

DATE: Friday 11th January, 2008 TIME: 10.30 a.m. ? 12.30 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other TWO.

1.
a)
Using suitable examples discuss four variety classes of English and explain how the common core of English dominates these varieties. [20 marks]
b)
Outline four areas of differentiation between any two sub-varieties of Kenyan English. [10 marks]
2.
With at least two illustrations for each describe two characteristics of either East African English or Indian English at the following levels:
a)
Phonological [5 marks]
b)
Syntactic [5 marks]
c)
Lexical [5 marks]
d)
Pragmatics [5 marks]
3.
Explain and exemplify the following concepts as used in linguistics:
a)
Splits and merger [5 marks]
b)
The principle of least effort [5 marks]
c)
Lexical diffusion [5 marks]
d)
Substratum [5 marks]
4.
No one accent is a homogeneous invariant monolith ? certainly not RP English?. In view of the variation observed in RP English, discuss the above statement. [20 marks]
5.
Explain five causes of variation in the English language. Illustrate each factor with two examples. [20 marks]