Aen 301 Discourse Analysis Question Paper
Aen 301 Discourse Analysis
Course:Bachelor Of Education
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2009
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AEN 301: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
DATE: WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST, 2009
TIME: 2.00P.M- 4.00P.M
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer questions ONE Compulsory, and any two others.
Q1.
Read the following text and answer the questions that follow
Parent
Love
Parents can show love to their children in a number of ways. First, they can listen to their
children as they talk and answer all the questions they raise. Parents can also show love
to their children by taking them out to play with other children during the weekends.
Third, parents can convey love to their children kinds by buying them nice presents for
their birthdays.
a)
With examples, discuss five formal links that make this text coherent.
[ 10 Marks]
b)
Are formal links the only requirement for text to be perceived as coherent?
Explain
[ 10 Marks]
c)
With at least three examples, distinguish the notions of rheme and theme
in
discourse
analysis.
[
10
Marks]
Q2. a) Discuss
the four maxims of the co-operative principle
[ 10 Marks]
b)
Are there contexts where these maxims are flouted / violated? Illustrate
these
contexts
[
8
Marks]
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Q3.
a)
Give a short definition of each of the following terms
i)
Discourse
analysis
[
2
Marks]
ii)
Coherence
[ 2 Marks]
iii)
Anaphora
[
2
Marks]
iv)
Per formatives
[ 2 Marks]
b)
Provide
two examples of morphological, syntactic and semantic errors that
might lead to coherence in
discourse.
[
10
Marks]
Q4.
a)
What are the main concerns of speech act theory?
[ 12 Marks]
b)
Discuss the role of speech act theory in discourse analysis [ 8 Marks]
Q5.
a)
What do you consider the most likely functions of the following pieces of
text, following the micro- functions established by Roman Jackobson and
Dell Hymes.
[ 14 Marks]
i)
Dear
ladies
and
gentlemen
ii)
Oh
wonderful!
iii)
My fellow Kenyans, unite!
iv
What do you mean by this term?
v)
Walk
out!
vi)
Do not worry. I was just joking
vii)
Henry is dead
b)
Is it possible to assign more than one function to above pieces of text?
Justify
your
position.
[
6
Marks]
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