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Eng 212: English Morphology Question Paper

Eng 212: English Morphology

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Masinde Muliro University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2015

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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(MMUST)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
MAIN EXAMINATION
(MAIN CAMPUS, KAIMOSI, MUMIAS, BUNGOMA)
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
COURSE CODE: ENG 212
COURSE TITLE: ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY
DATE: TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER, 2015 TIME: 2.00 PM – 5.00 PM

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
Answer question ONE in Section A and any other THREE questions in Section B

TIME: 3 Hours
MMUST observes ZERO tolerance to examination cheating
This Paper Consists Of 2 Printed Pages. Please Turn Over

SECTION A(COMPLSORY) 25 Marks
QUESTION ONE
Using tree diagrams, analyze the following words into morphemes:
Cats, dogs, churches (3 marks)
Wanted , asked, towed(3marks)
List and explain the morphs representing the bound morphemes in (a) above (6 marks)
List the allomorphs representing the bound morphemes in (a) above (6 marks)
State the rules governing the distribution of the allomorphs in (c) above (7 marks)

QUESTION TWO
Discuss derivation as a word formation process (15 marks)
QUESTION THREE
“English language words are defined in two ways.” Discuss (15 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
Define affixes (3 marks)
List and explain the two types of affixes (12 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
State and explain three ways in which linguists define a word (9 marks)
List and explain one weakness of each definition in (a) (6 marks)
QUESTION SIX
Explain and give two illustrations of each of the following
Solid compound words (5 marks)
Hyphenated compound words (5 marks)
Open compound words (5 marks )

Eng 212: English Morphology Question Paper

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