Lang 300:Origin And Development Of English Question Paper
Lang 300:Origin And Development Of English
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2011
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2011 EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : LANG 300
UNIT TITLE : ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer any FOUR questions
Question One
Briefly discuss three possible reasons behind the deviations in English across the world (5mks)
Explain five differences between American English and British English (10mks)
Question Two
Using examples discuss five features of old English (15mks)
Question Three
Explain why the East Midiand dialect of middle English became the standard language in that period (7mks)
What are the factors that contribute to language change (8MKS)
Question Four
Discuss how the various education commissions in Kenya after independence influenced the language policy (10mks)
Examine the various characteristics of non-native varieties of English (5mks)
Question Five
Explain how the great vowel shift look place and give the effects it had on English (5mks)
Distinguish between pidgin and creole (5mks)
Trace the development of English between its genesis and the Germanic conquest (5mks)
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