Lang 310:Varieties In English Question Paper
Lang 310:Varieties In English
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2011
VARIETIES OF ENGLISH (LANG 310) 1st Trimester 2011
FACULTY : EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION AND PRE-UNIVERSITY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer any FOUR Questions
Question 1
a) Explain why English has gained prominence worldwide (5marks)
b) Identify and describe five main functions of English on a global scale (10marks)
Question 2
a) Explain how English is used in the three East African countries (3marks)
b) Using examples, explain the characteristics of the East African variety of English in relation to phonology, grammar and vocabulary (12marks)
Question 3
a) Define the following terms (5marks)
i) Standard language
ii) Pidgin
iii) Creole
iv) Accent
b) State the two forms of standard English (2marks)
c) Using illustrations describe the differences of the two forms of English (8marks)
Question 4
a) Explain at what level variations are normally recognized within any recognizable speech community (5marks)
b) State fine possible aspects that can lead to correlation of variations of a language (5marks) c) State five differences that may lead speakers not to speak exactly alike (5marks)
Question 5
a) Explain how one can tell whether the systematic differences between two speech communities reflect two dialects or two different languages (5marks)
b) Explain how dialectal diversity develop (10marks)
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