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Bla 4209:Varieties Of English Question Paper

Bla 4209:Varieties Of English

Course:Bachelor Education (Arts)

Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2019

MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2018/2019
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGES.
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL BASED-DIBL

UNIT CODE:BLA 4209
UNIT TITLE: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

DATE:APRIL, 2019. MAIN EXAM TIME: 2HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS.

1a)Explain variation of language as determined by age.(6marks)
b)Compare and contrast Black American English with standard North American English.
c)Explain the following terms as used in linguistics:
I)Variety
ii)Speech community
iii)Langue
iv)Pragmatics
v)Bound morphemes
vi)Standardization

2.a)Describe the unique ways Kenyan deals with the following levels of language.
I)Articles
ii)Number in nouns
iii)Gender
iv)Vocabulary(lexical terms) (8marks)

b)Explain the factors that make Britain English variety so important as to become a second language in many countries.(12marks)

3.a)Explain the uses of English in Kenya as a second language. (10marks)

b)Describe the factors that make communication possible,the variation in language notwithstanding. (10marks)

4.a)Distinguish between incidental variation and systematic variation. (2marks)

b)Explain how social class can determine language variety.(12 marks)

5.a)Describe the process of standardization. (12marks)

b)Highlight any four uses of standard English.(8marks)

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