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Eng 312: English Prosody Question Paper

Eng 312: English Prosody

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Masinde Muliro University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2009

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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(MMUST)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR (SCHOOL BASED)
THIRD YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: ENG 312
COURSE TITLE: ENGLISH PROSODY

DATE: 22nd December 2009 TIME: 3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions.

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1. a) What does the study of prosody involve? (10 marks)

b) Outline the constituency of the English syllable. (15 marks)

2. Either,

a) Discuss the different principles of syllabification as they apply to English prosody.

Or,

b) Briefly outline the parameters that are relevant in the production of English vowels and consonants. (15 marks)

3. a) Describe the main characteristics of English word stress. (9 marks)
b) Using illustrations for each, discuss the behavior of English syllabic
consonants. (6 marks)
4. By focusing on English poetry outline the different metric patterns and their relevance in prosody. (15 marks)

5. Discuss how a speaker may use English intonation to achieve different communicative functions. (15 marks)

6. Outline the tenets of sentence stress in English. (15 marks)

7. To what extent can we argue that the syllable is the foundation in the study of prosody in English? (15 marks)

8. Show the relationship between prosody and other levels of linguistic analysis.(15 marks)

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