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Origin And Development Of English Question Paper

Origin And Development Of English

Course:Bachelor In Education

Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2015

MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2014/2015
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
SCHOOL BASED

UNIT CODE: BLA 2104
UNIT: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH
DATE: AUGUST 2015 MAIN EXAM TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO

1. a) Explain your understanding of the term ‘language hierarchy’ (4 marks)
b) i) Over the years, English has belonged to different language families. Explain the concept ‘language family’ (4 marks)
ii) Show any language family that English has ever belonged to over the years
c) Show any four origins of language (4 marks)
d) Briefly explain how the Aryans contributed to the origins of English (4 marks)
e) Identify any two historical stages of English (4 marks)
f) Draw a clear distinction between isolate and cognate languages (4 marks)
g) Explain any worldwide varieties of English (4 marks)
2. a) Show your understanding of the term Anglo Saxon (5 marks)
b) Explain any five linguistic characteristic features of the first historical stage of English
(5 marks)
3. Explain your understanding of the following concepts
i. Inflection (5 marks)
ii. Language analysis (5 marks)
iii. Colonial legacy as used in English (5 marks)
iv. Proxo language (5 marks)
4. a) Explain your English understanding of the claim
“We no longer have one English. We have many Englishes” as in the words of MCae as quoted by Daniel Spitchtinger (10 marks)
b) Discuss any five causitine factors for the spread of English (10 marks)
5. a) Show any two origins of English in Kenya and explain how any one of them impacted in the origin of English in Kenya. (4 marks)
a) Explain any two of the characteristics of Kenyan English (4 marks)
b) Explain any four uses of English in Kenya (12 marks)

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