Engl 112:Introduction To The Description Of English Question Paper
Engl 112:Introduction To The Description Of English
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE (ENGL 112) 2nd trimester 2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : ENGL 112
UNIT TITLE : INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer three questions
Question One
Provide a precise definition of the following terms
(8 Marks)
Language
Dialect
Accent
Linguistics
With examples identify and explain two major functions of language.
(6 Marks)
Explain how linguistics is the scientific study of language.
(6 marks)
Question Two
Describe the specific claim in the following sources on origin of languages
The divine source
The natural source
Glossogenetics
Physiological adaptations
Oral-gesture source
(20 Marks)
Question Three
Explain how linguistics is related to (20 Marks)
Psychology
IT
Sociology
Philosophy
Geography
Question Four
Properties of language differentiate human language from all other forms of signaling. Describe the following unique properties (20 Marks)
Displacement
Arbitrariness
Productivity
Discreteness
Duality
Question five
State and explain any five language universals that linguists make in the study of language.
(10 Marks)
Explain what the following entail
(10 Marks)
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Morphology
Syntax
Phonetics
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