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Socialinguistics Question Paper

Socialinguistics

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

AEN 403: SOCIOLINGUISTICS

DATE:
Wednesday 7th April 2010
TIME: 2.00p.m ? 4.00p.m

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions

Questions One (30marks)
a)
Discuss the social networks approach in sociolinguistics. Illustrate. [20marks]
b)
Why is this approach considered to be useful for sociolinguistic studies [3marks]
c)
How do various institutions contribute to language maintenance and shift? [7marks]
Question Two (20marks)
Trace the development of pidgins and creoles clearly showing the differences/similarities between the two types of languages. [20marks]
Question Three (20marks)
With an example for each, briefly discuss the following concepts:
Diglossia
Register
Idiolect
Social dialect
Question Four (20marks]
a)
What is codeswitching? [2marks]
b)
With an example for each distinguish between anticipatory and consequential switching. [6marks]
c)
With appropriate examples, describe four functions of codeswitching. [12marks]
Question Five (20marks)
a)
What are the functions of language variation? [10marks]
b)
Outline some of the motivations that may lead to bilingualism/multilingualism. [10marks]