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Introduction To The Study Of Languaget Question Paper

Introduction To The Study Of Languaget

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In English And Linguistics

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
AEN 100: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE

DATE: TUESDAY, 29TH DECEMBER 2009

TIME: 11.00 A.M. ? 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions.

Question One (30 marks)
(a)
Distinguish between Prescriptive and Descriptive Linguistics. (20 marks)
(b)
Discuss the characteristic of Systematicness in a scientific study of language. (10 marks)
Question Two (20marks)
Describe the following properties of human language:
(a) Displacement
(b) Discreteness
(c) Productivity
(d) Duality
(e) Cultural
transmission
Question Three (20 marks)
Briefly, discuss the relationship between Linguistic and:
(i)
Sociology
(10 marks)
(ii)
Psychology
(10 marks)
Question Four (20marks)
(a)
Describe the following sounds in terms of voice, place and manner of articulation. (5 marks)
[k]
[d]
[w]
[r]
[ts]
(b)
Identify the morphemes in the following words and classify them according to types. (10 marks)
Largest
Unsatisfactory
Objectives
Excellent
(c)
What is a minimal pair? (3 marks)
(d)
Define the term language. (2 marks)
Question Five (20 marks)
(a)
State the meaning relation in each of the following pairs of words explaining what each relation means. (12 marks)

cup - crockery

fat - thin

dim - deem

wealthy - rich
(b)
Distinguish between the following concepts. (8 marks)
(i)
Cohesion/coherence
(ii)
Compound/complex sentences.

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