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Varieties Of English Question Paper

Varieties Of English

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMMER (IBP)

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

AEN 401: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

DATE: Friday 4th September 2009

TIME: 8.00 A.M -10 .00 A.M
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer questions ONE and any TWO questions
1.
a)
Describe five salient linguistic features of Irish English [ 15 marks]
b)
Explain and exemplify the following
i)
Phonotactic distribution
ii)
Substratum effect
iii)
Split and mergers
[ 15 marks]
2.
Using suitable examples from English, explain why innovations arise in language [ 20 marks]
3.
a)
Outline four areas of distinction between upper crust RP and Adoptive RP [ 10 marks]
b)
Discuss any three variety classes that have been proposed in the study of variation in English. [ 10 marks]
4.
According to Hancock and Angogo (1982: 306) ?East African English never strayed far from the prestige dialect of England? Using data from both East African English and Standard British English discuss the above statement. [ 20 marks]
5.
Describe the process of language standardization by highlighting the major steps language planners follow in standardizing a language [ 20 marks]