Engl 412:Semantics &Amp; Pragmatics Question Paper
Engl 412:Semantics &Amp; Pragmatics
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (SB) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : ENGL 412
UNIT TITLE : SEMANTICS & PRAGMATICS
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer three questions.
Question One
Explain any four theories of meaning. (20 marks)
Question Two
Discuss the following sense relation.
Synonymy
(4 marks)
Hyponymy
(4 marks)
Polysemy
(4 marks)
Homonymy
(4 marks)
Antonymy
(4 marks)
Question Three
Examine the basic role of relations of English lexical items. (20 marks)
Question Four
Discuss the speech acts theory showing clearly the roles of the maxims. (20 marks)
Question Five
Identify and discuss any four fallacies showing how meaning is affected by each. (20 marks)
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