ENG506 Midterm Solved Papers

ENG506

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Maha Malik World Englishes

Q. Comprehensibility

Involves:

Assigning meaning to utterances

Recognizing an utterance’s referents

Q. Factors which cause variation in language (imp)

Demographic factor Geographical factor Authoritative factor Codification Acceptability factor

Q. Evidence against baby talk? (imp)

Pidgins are far more frequently used among non-Europeans than between Europeans and nonEuropeans.

Q. Name of the countries where preferred variety of British English is used.

North America (USA and Canada), Australia,

South Africa

Q. Interoperability

To understand the purpose and intent of an utterance Most complex and most important

Q. Communicative competence

Communicative competence is a term in linguistics which refers to a language user's grammatical knowledge of syntax, morphology, phonology and the like, as well as social knowledge about how and when to use utterances appropriately.

Q. Process of the creolization (imp)

Most pidgins are lingua francas, existing to meet temporary local needs

Very few pidgins undergo the process of creolisation.

Q. Functions and use of articles?

A singular countable noun must be preceded by an article a/an: with a singular countable noun indicates the generic nature of the noun

A horse runs very fast. The: with both singular and plural countable nouns indicate the specific nature of the noun The boys are naughty. They boys is tall.

With mass nouns to indicate the specific nature of the noun

Q. Misunderstandings about the success of English as an international language.

Perceived aesthetic qualities Clarity of expression Literary power Religious influence Simple structure and grammar

Q. Global vs. standard language Global language:

A language achieves a global status when it develops a special role recognized in every country. Standard Language: The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form

Q. Lexifer

scholars.

Q. Name three types of intelligeblities (imp)

Intelligibility. Comprehensibility. Interpretability.

Q. Define a 'native speaker' in your own words

The monolingual tenet was central to the colonial agenda It marginalizes the English language learners and privileges native speakers Extends the colonial agenda of economic exploitation and cultural domination.

Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of reconceptulization?

MES is less favorable than BES