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PRG721S - PRAGMATICS - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024 |
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n Am I B I A u n IVE Rs I TY
OF SCIEnCE Ano
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 7
COURSECODE: PRG721S
COURSE NAME: PRAGMATICS
SESSION: November 2024
TIME: 3 hours
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100%
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S)
MODERATOR
Prof. Haileleul Zeleke Woldemariam
Prof. Collen Sabao
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write clearly and neatly.
2. Number the answers clearly.
3. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Question Paper
2. Answer Booklet
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTSOF !_PAGES (INCLUDING THIS FRONT PAGE)
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General Instruction: This examination booklet contains three parts. Part One requires you
to provide short answers as per the instruction in the section. Under Part Two, you need to
write a short paragraph in line with each instruction in this section. In Part Three, you are
required to write an extended essay. Answer ALL the questions. Read all the questions
carefully before answering. Number your answers clearly.
PARTONE: TYPESOF IMPLICATURE................................ (10 MARKS]
1) On the space provided, identify the type of conversational implicature embedded in
each of the following sentences.
1. Prof Monwabisi Knowledge Ralarala, University of the Western Cape, shared
some of his articles about Forensic Linguistics with second year students of
NUST. _______________________
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2. My professors are the light of my life. ____________
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3. For this whole year, this room has become my prison. ______
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4. My heart's a stereo and it beats for my daughter only. _______
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5. She is happy as a clam~.__________________
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PARTTWO: PARAGRAPH WRITING ....................................... (40 Marks]
2) INTERPRETATION IN PRAGMATICS ................................................................
(20 MARKS]
Write a paragraph describing the distinguishable stages of "interpretation" in Pragmatics.
For each stage of interpretation, provide two examples.
3) REFLECTEDMEANING IN PRAGMATICS AND SEMANTICS ............................ (20 MARKS]
In your own words, what is your understanding of "reflected meaning" in Pragmatics?
Expounding the term, write an expository paragraph and provide examples whenever
possible.
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PARTTWO: ESSAY WRITING ......................................... [MARI<... 50%]
4) THE RELEVANCEOF THE COOPERATIVEPRINCIPLEFORSPEECHANALYSIS..... [Marks:
50%]
Grice's maxims of conversation are a collection of maxims to describe principles that people
intuitively follow to guide their conversations, make their communicative efforts effective,
and minimize misunderstandings. Grice's {1975) co-operative principle views conversation as
a rational and cooperative activity among humans. In order to have a meaningful exchange
of information, speakers cooperate with each other and implicitly follow a series of
conversational maxims or rules (Grice, 1975). Paul Grice {1975) argues that when we
communicate, we assume, without realizing it, that we, and the people we are talking to, will
be conversationally cooperative to achieve mutual conversational ends. What does the
Cooperative Principle of Grice mean to all of us in the 21st century? Can these principles
improve everyday conversations? Can the principles improve our daily communication
systems at all ? In line with these principles and factors, write an essay analysing the
statement below by the late H.E. Dr Hage Geingob, former President of the Republic of
Namibia at the African Peer-Review Mechanism Forum of Heads of State and Government on
28 January 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our Excellency Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chairperson
of the APRM Forum,
Your Excellency, Mr. Idris ltno Deby, Chairperson of the African Union,
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,
Your Excellency, Dr Nkosazana-Dhlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission,
Mr. Eddy Maloka, CEOof the APRM Secretariat,
Distinguished Members of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons,
Members of the APRM Secretariat,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Namibia is honoured to have acceded to the African Peer Review Mechanism. We believe
this Mechanism, geared towards fostering the adoption of policies, standards and
practices that lead to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development,
and accelerated economic integration, will play a pivotal role in enabling Africa to achieve
the noble Aspirations and Developmental Goals of Agenda 2063 and its First-Ten Year
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Implementation Plan.
Mechanisms such as the APRM provide us with an opportunity to introspectively
interrogate our processes, systems and institutions in order to identify shortcomings,
while at the same time identifying our strengths. With many of our governments having
adopted a number of policies and ratified countless instruments, it is only through the
implementation of the APRM that we will achieve tangible far-reaching results. The
voluntary nature of the APRM allows Member States to openly and realistically evaluate
and monitor developmental progress in a friendly Peer-Peer atmosphere.
As many of you may be aware, Namibia has always supported the APRM since its
inception, however, during that time, Namibia and Botswana were considered worldwide
as good examples of democracy in Africa and we therefore decided to abstain from joining
the APRM as we did not want to be used as a point of reference to be used against our
fellow African countries.
Your Excellencies,
The Vision of our Union, "An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own
citizens and representing a dynamic force in global arena", can only be achieved if we are
united and pull in the same direction in the spirit of HARAMBEE.The prosperity of our
respective nations is the prosperity of the whole Continent. Therefore, what we want to
achieve are positive effects and results stemming from our sound governance structures,
policies and programmes that are aimed at eradicating poverty, achieving inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, geared towards raising the standard of living for all our
peoples.
Let me say that from a personal standpoint, there is a sense of delight for joining the
APRM, given the fact that I had been involved together with President Thabo Mbeki and
Professors Wiseman Nkuhlu and Adebayo Adedeji, at the initial stages of this process. It
is therefore a pleasure for me to announce that the Republic of Namibia has voluntarily
decided to unconditionally accede to the APRM.
I thank you.
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