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ILG511S - INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS - 2ND OPP - JULY 2025 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: (07BENL}
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: ILGSllS
COURSE NAME: Introduction to Linguistics
SESSION: JULY 2025
TIME:
3H00
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER(S)
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION PAPER
Dr Sylvia N Ithindi
Ms Hambeleleni Hamunyela
MODERATOR: Dr Anneli Nghikembua
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Make sure your name and surname, question number, and the
date appear on the answer script.
4. Please ensure that your writing is legible, neat and presentable.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES, INCLUDING THE COVER PAGE
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QUESTION 1
1.1 Match each linguistic term in Column A with the correct definition in Column B. Write only
the number and the correct letter in your answer book, e.g.l=A
(10}
!ColumnA
11P.hone
IIColumnB
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IA. A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must attach to another
morpheme
12A. llophone
I B. The broader or real-world application of a word's meaning
13M·_orphology
lie.A word with only one morpheme
I
14M. onomorphic word! D. A morpheme that can stand alone as a word
1s.Polymorphic word IE. A word with multiple related meanings
16F. ree morpheme IF. A morpheme that changes the grammatical category of a word
17B. ound morpheme I G. The study of the structure and formation of words
8. Inflectional
morpheme
H. A word that sounds the same as another but has a different
meaning
19P. olyseme
110S.emantics
11.A word consisting of more than one morpheme.
IJ. A variation of a phoneme that does not change meaning.
K. The smallest unit of sound in a language
IL. The core or essential meaning of a word
I
IIM. Words that have opposite meanings
I
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IN. The study of meaning in language
I
I0. A morpheme that modifies a word's tense, number, or degree
without changing its class
i
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I
I
I
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1.2 Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
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(a) All human languages share the same properties, including arbitrariness and displacement.
(b) Displacement in language means that humans can only talk about things happening in the
present.
(c) Ferdinand de Saussure is considered the father of modern linguistics.
(d) In English, word order plays a crucial role in sentence meaning.
(e) Phonetics deals with the physical sounds of speech, while phonology focuses on their
function in a language.
(f) Morphology is the study of the smallest units of sound in a language.
(g) The sounds represented by the letters 'p' in 'pin' and 'spin' are allophones of the same
phoneme.
(h) Tree diagrams are used in linguistics to represent the structure of sentences.
(i) The sentence 'Visiting relatives can be fun' is ambiguous because it can mean two different
things.
(j) A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can change meaning in a language.
QUESTION 2
2.1 Discussthe three branches of phonetics that you have learned in this course.
{10}
2.2 Write short explanatory notes on the following word formation methods. Use examples to
clarify your answers.
(a) Affixation
(5)
(b) Blending
(5)
QUESTION 3
3.1 Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word from the sentences below.
{6}
(a) You need to be gentle with fragile children.
(b}He dealt with her in a gentle manner.
(c) The new teacher is very gentle with the children.
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3.2 Name the type of phrases underlined in the sentences below.
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(a) A woman in the window shouted for help.
(b) He is sleeping on the carpet.
(c) She is writing a letter.
(d) The racer was running very fast.
3.3 From the lists of words below, write down five (5) pairs of minimal pairs.
(10)
Pit, cob, pet, hell, map, base, road, breeze, lung, ship, moss, vase, hill, thing, this, load, clothe,
rung
QUESTION 4
4.1 Observe the following short paragraph.
Some recently conducted studies highlight how web technologies and social media used by
academics; for instance, where academicians explicitly target biogs and wikis for their benefits.
Their competency to promote interaction and cooperation between students of the same level
across academic borders and non-academicians is one of the most well-known advantages of
social media.
(a) The word wikis is formed through
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(i) Borrowing
(ii) Acronym
(iii) Blending
(iv ) Coining
(b) Indicate whether the following statements are correct or incorrect.
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(i) The word "studies" has an inflectional morpheme.
(ii) The word "competency" has a derivational morpheme.
(c) Write the correct form of the word in bold by adding a suitable suffix:
(4)
(i) The waiter brought the food in a circle tray.
(ii) The school encourages active involve of parents in their children's activities.
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4.2 Mention the semantic relationship expressed by the following sentences.
(2)
(a} George is a pig.
(b} Bob killed Charles. Charles is not alive.
4.3 Determine whether the following are cases of homonymy or polysemy.
(2)
(a} (i} My dog would always bark at mailmen.
(ii} The tree's bark was a rusty brown.
(b} (i} The newspaper got wet in the rain.
(ii} The newspaper fired some of its editing staff.
4.4 Draw a tree diagram for the following sentence:
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The boy kicksthe ball.
QUESTION 5
5.1 Complete the table below with the appropriate terms of intention and extension.
(5)
Word
Extension
Intention
Building
Car
Woman
Book
Computer
5.2 In this course, we analysed how various scholars propose different theories regarding the
origins of language. In an essay of approximately 150-200 words, clearly discuss the theories of
language's origin covered in this course.
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TOTAL= 100 MARKS
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