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CTL821S - CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2025 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS (HONOURS)
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08BAEN
LEVEL: 8
COURSE CODE: CTL821S
COURSE NAME: CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC
SESSION: NOVEMBER 2025
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 03H00
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DR. JULIA IN DONGO
MODERATOR: PROF COLLEN SABAO
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Including this front page)
Answer all the questions.
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Question 1
Define the following concepts:
a) Contrastive linguistics
(5)
b) lnterlanguage
(5)
c) Fossilization
(5)
Question 2
Stockwell et al.'s (1965a) Hierarchy of Difficulty for grammatical contrastive analysis is based on
the idea of transfer. List the five main types of grammatical difficulties identified in the
hierarchy.
(5 marks)
Question 3
Distinguish between the generalist and particularist approaches to linguistics. Provide examples
to support your explanation.
{10 marks)
Question 4
Discuss the main reasons for the development of Performance Analysis in applied linguistics,
and explain how it differs from Error Analysis.
(10 marks)
Question 5
Explain the difference between a mistake and an error in second-language learning, according
to Corder {1967). Provide one example of each.
(15 marks)
Question 6
Discuss, with examples, four ways in which social factors can influence the development of
interlanguage.
(20 marks)
Question 7
Choose any two languages and a specific micro-linguistic feature. Explain, step by step, how you
would carry out a contrastive analysis, detailing what you would do at each of the following
stages: selection, description, comparison, prediction, and verification.
{25 marks)