LIN1502 MAY EXAM 2020 ALL ANSWERS SOLUTION 100% CORRECT AID GRADE A+

Instructions Read these instructions as well as the instructions on the mark reading sheet very carefully before you start. 1. The paper consists of multiple-choice questions (40 marks) in Section A and written questions (40 marks) in Section B. All questions are compulsory. 2. The written questions should be answered in the spaces provided on the examination paper. 3. The 40 multiple-choice questions in Section B must also be answered on the question paper. 4. Read each question and all the options before you answer the question. 5. Choose the most appropriate (i.e., the most correct or the most complete) option. 6. Mark one and only one option for each question on the question paper. SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions Answer all the questions on exam paper by placing a cross next to the correct option. 1. Which of the following is considered a divergent strategy? [1] Using in-group slang when addressing a friend in an informal situation. [2] Codeswitching when addressing a monolingual person. [3] Speaking slowly and clearly to a beginner second-language learner. [4] Answering in the language in which you were addressed. 2. Government policy relating to the use of the various languages in a country is known as [1] language shift [2] language planning [3] governmental linguistics [4] None of the above. Read the following case study, then answer Questions 3 to 4. Some of the questions relate directly to the data while others relate to the topic in a more general way: 3. The situation described above is known as [1] stable bilingualism [2] territorial monolingualism [3] territorial multilingualism [4] diglossia [5] a dual-language programme 4. In Mauritius, French is known as the variety. [1] dominant [2] minority [3] high [4] low Read the following case study and then answer Questions 5 to 14. Some of the questions relate directly to the data while others relate to the topic in a more general way: 5. Zulu and Xhosa are considered separate languages because [1] they are mutually intelligible [2] they are not mutually intelligible [3] their speakers are culturally and politically distinct [4] they are completely unrelated. 6. Which of the following offers the best definition of the sociolinguistic term dialect? [1] Dialects are mutually intelligible forms of different languages. [2] A dialect is a substandard, low status, often rustic form of language. [3] Dialects are language varieties associated with particular geographical areas. [4] Dialects are language varieties associated with particular social classes. [5] The term ‘dialect’ refers to languages that have no written form. 7. Which of the following statements is true of accents? [1] Speakers’ accents may reveal where they grew up. [2] Speakers’ accents may reveal that they are speaking a language other than their native language. [3] Both [1] and [2] are true. [4] None of the above. 8. Which of the following statements is false? [1] Some dialects are better than others. [2] Some dialects have a higher status than others. [3] Any dialect can be raised to language status if its speakers have sufficient economic and/or military power. [4] The standard language of a nation can be spread via the education system. 9. A language variety associated with a particular person is known as a(n) [1] idiolect [2] dialect [3] sociolect [4] ethnolect. 10. The Xhosa used in Middelburg and Cradock can be classified as two different [1] idiolects [2] dialects [3] sociolects [4] ethnolects [5] languages. 11. The Xhosa terms isosara ‘saucer’ and irum ‘room’ are examples of [1] borrowing [2] codeswitching [3] interference [4] convergence. 12. One disadvantage of choosing Xhosa as South Africa’s only official language would be that [1] Xhosa is an international language [2] it could lead to tension between ethnic groups [3] it would be cheaper than an 11-language policy. 13. Many Xhosa children learn through the medium of Xhosa for the first four years of school and switch to English as medium of instruction from Grade 5, with Xhosa as a school subject. This is an example of [1] mother-tongue education [2] an immersion programme [3] a submersion programme [4] a dual-language programme [5] a transitional programme. 14. According to the custom of hlonipha, a married woman in traditional Xhosa culture must avoid saying [1] her husband’s name and the names of his family [2] her husband’s name, the names of his family and all other words that start with the same letters [3] her husband’s name, the names of his family and all other words that contain these syllables. Read the following example and then answer Questions 15 to 19: Some of the questions relate directly to the data while others relate to the topic in a more general way: 15. The linguistic phenomenon illustrated above is known as [1] borrowing [2] codeswitching [3] euphemism [4] divergence. 16. Which of the following statements is false? [1] The linguistic phenomenon illustrated above involves the use of two or more languages in the same conversation. [2] The linguistic phenomenon illustrated above is a way for speakers to express their common identity as bilinguals. [3] The linguistic phenomenon illustrat