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:2012
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE (ENGL 112) 3RD TRIMESTER 2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : ENGL 112
UNIT TITLE : INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instruction:
Answer three questions.
Question One
Discuss productivity, arbitrariness and discreteness as properties of human language. (20mks)
Question Two
Describe the divine theory of origin of language. How convincing is it? (20mks)
Question Three
Explain the role of the following languages in Kenya
English
Kiswahili
Ethnic language
(20mks)
Question Four
Distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive linguistics.
(8mks)
Explain the principles of diachronic linguistics.
(12mks)
Question Five
Explain the four functions of human language. (20mks)
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