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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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