English Lexicology (ENGA2202)
BA. English Language - ENG
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SECOND SEMESTER CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT FOR ENG 202 ENGLISH
LEXICOLOGY ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS (ONE AND ONE HALF HOURS) 2016
1) How many a) orthographic, b) morphological, c) lexical and d) semantic
words have we in each of the following lists? a) fire, fires, fir, firs, fur
b) bass (fish), bass (voice), bass (tree bark)
c) take, taken, took, taking, takings. (5mks)
2) Which of the following expressions is an example of ‘calque’? How would you
describe the others. (5mks)
a) Luna de miel (Spanish)—honeymoon (English)
b) Trening (Hungarian) ------------- training (English)
c) Laura parties every Saturday night.
d) Nadine described the new toy as fantabulous
e) Berlise exclaimed, ‘Unfuckingbelievable!’
3) List 8 divergent features between American and British English at the level of
lexis. (2mks)
4) How are concrete words different from abstract ones? Which of the following
passages makes use of concrete diction? Justify your choice with ample
examples: (3mks).
a) In the past, girls in rural communities had no facilities for bathing except those
offered by some neighbouring stream. In such circumstances a bathing suit was not
always a necessity, but if one was worn it was likely to consist of nothing more than
some discarded article of clothing tailored to fit the occasion.
b) Forty years ago, if the farmer’s daughter went swimming she swam in the crick
below the pasture, and if she wore a bathing suit, which was not as customary as
you may think, it was likely to be a pair of her brother’s outgrown overalls trimmed
with scissors as her discretion might suggest.
Good Luck
Dr Wandji
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