ENG1502 EXAM
PACK 2025
,Language as a semiotic framework According to Carter and Goddard (2016), "is thought of as a
system where the individual elements - signs - take their overall meaning from how they are
combined with other elements." (p. 45). Study TEXT A with this quotation in mind before
responding to the subsequent questions.
You can also consult Table 1 (Language Aspects), which is both on page 8 of Tutorial Letter 501
and attached.
TEXT A
What can we expect in 2021? Never before have we begun a new year with so many unanswered
questions—or have we really found so few?
My 10-year-old grandson recently received a small grey object from a friend for his birthday, and I
was baffled as to what it was or why it made him happier than the new swimming trunk I had given
him, which was adorned with enormous, vibrant toucans.
It turned out to be a little smart speaker, or more accurately, a Google house Speaker, an artificial
intelligence voice assistant that you can use to control your house with voice commands while
using your hands for other tasks. Following a quick do-it-yourself process with a tiny screwdriver,
he linked another little gadget between the speaker and his nightstand lamp...He told me that this
little creature can speak with Google and is triggered by him saying, "Hey Google," after I asked
him some confused questions. At that point, he can ask Google anything he wants to know.
Celliers, A. (2021) is the source. In The Gardener, page 96
1.1 The terms in Text A's subtitle: Never before have we begun a new year with so many
questions and so few answers—or are there even any?) that might be rearranged without
changing the meaning of the statement. Change the words in this subtitle's arrangement without
altering its meaning. The sentence that has been rearranged must be grammatically sound.
Two points
1.2 What linguistic feature made it easier for you to rearrange the words in 1.1?
One point
1.3. Describe the linguistic element you employed in 1.1 in your own words.
Two points
1.4 Using the same words from the first phrase, create two new sentences. The order of the words
in the new sentences must change from that of the original sentence. Grammar rules must be
followed in the sentences. (4 points)
1.5 Make reference to Text A: The bolded words are all combinations of two words. (i) Lampside,
(ii) screwdriver
1.5.1 Determine which two words each of the words in (i) and (ii) is composed of. (4 points)
1.5.2 Explain the linguistic feature that helped you respond using Table 1. 1.5.1. Two points
Table 1
Concept of languageIn other words
Phonemethe examination of speech sounds.
Phoneticsthe investigation of the system of sound patterns.
Lexis: a list of wordsthe examination of the precise language that a speaker or writer chooses to
employ.
morphologythe investigation of word formation.
Grammarthe study of sentence creation rules and word combinations that result in sentences.
OrthographyCreating systems
Interpretationthe study of meaning and the creation and interpretation of meaning.
pragmatiststhe study of how sentences are employed in various contexts and circumstances when
,communicating via language.
Conversationthe study of linguistic organization in texts that are longer than sentences. [Fifteen
Points] Second query
Read the following passage from TEXT B and respond to the following questions.
TEXT B
My uncle said, "Look at you! The Mother City has bathed you." You've gained skin tone by
hanging around with the ngamlas and dushis for so long.
Yes, my dear, you do look handsome. You will own every female in Ekasi.
I was too tired to say anything after spending twenty-seven arduous hours confined to the
Shosholoza Meyl's cramped third-class carriage. I was limited to smiling.
With his left crutch, he gestured to his friends, saying, "Come on, meet my bras." "Meet Zero here,
you know PP and Dilika already," he added, gesturing to the third man whose teeth were widely
spread. He's a resident of our backyard. There, he has built a zozo. It has been roughly three
months. He's a really kind person.
Source: Mhlongo Niq, following sobs. Ohio Publishing Press, Athens, pp. 5–6
2.1 Name the non-standard functional speech variety that was employed in the dialogue that was
just described.One point
2. Locate FOUR terms from the exchange to bolster the response you provided in 2.1. Write a
statement in your response that includes the word or words you have identified, underlining the
word or words. (4 points)
2.3 Use a non-standard variety in a brief paragraph or a conversation that is no longer than five
phrases. In your paragraph or conversation, note TWO non-standard words and provide their
standard meaning.
(4 points) 2.4 Different linguistic variations are used by several versions of the English language to
convey a message from one speaker to another. These consist of: Jargon; Slang; Euphemisms;
Write ONE phrase to demonstrate your comprehension of each topic or descriptor for each
language variety mentioned above. Please translate any foreign words you use into English before
using them in a sentence. (6 points)
30 marks in total for Section A.
SECTION B QUESTION 3 After finishing this module, you should be able to explain why certain
words have the same sound but are written differently, and why some words have the same
appearance but are pronounced differently.
You can assess your knowledge and comprehension of this facet of the English language by
answering the following questions.
Examine each question's instructions and adjust your response accordingly.
3.1 Give the name and definition of one idea you have researched that explains why English
spelling and pronunciation are so arbitrary. Provide evidence for your response with one example
related to the selected theme. Two points
3.2 Examine the following words, paying particular attention to how each word pronounces the
letter "l."
Paul, kids, explained, Lesley, play area, English, July, end, tidy.
Choose two words from the list that have the same pronunciation for the sound "l."
Ro illustration: The first one has already been completed for you: in English, the "l" in "Paul" and
"children" is pronounced similarly. In your response, do not utilize the two terms from the example.
(4 points)
, 3.3 Vowels also reveal the variation in pronunciation.
Please provide two different ways to pronounce each of the next three words. Indicate whether the
vowels, consonants, or stress placement differs between the two pronunciations in each instance
after transcribing the two versions.
1. lab; 2. timetable; and 3. clerk
Here's an illustration: The vowels are pronounced differently in dynasties (/'daɪnəsti/ or /'dɪnəsti/).
(Grades 9–10)
Please use this link to discover the phonetic symbols: https://ipa.typeit.org.
[Fifteen Marks]
QUESTION 4
Read this popular nursery rhyme and the poem which has been adapted from a famous poet’s
work and then answer the questions that follow.
"The Moment" Adapted from a poem by Margaret Atwood
If you remember the moment when, after many years of hard work and a long
voyage, you stand in the center of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island,
country, knowing at last how you got there, you say, I own this.
Since this is the same moment when the trees unloose their
soft arms from around you,
After the birds take back their language,
Before the cliffs fissure and collapse, the
air moves back from you like a wave
and you can't breathe.
No, they whisper. You own nothing. You were
a visitor, time after time climbing the hill,
planting the flag, proclaiming.
PACK 2025
,Language as a semiotic framework According to Carter and Goddard (2016), "is thought of as a
system where the individual elements - signs - take their overall meaning from how they are
combined with other elements." (p. 45). Study TEXT A with this quotation in mind before
responding to the subsequent questions.
You can also consult Table 1 (Language Aspects), which is both on page 8 of Tutorial Letter 501
and attached.
TEXT A
What can we expect in 2021? Never before have we begun a new year with so many unanswered
questions—or have we really found so few?
My 10-year-old grandson recently received a small grey object from a friend for his birthday, and I
was baffled as to what it was or why it made him happier than the new swimming trunk I had given
him, which was adorned with enormous, vibrant toucans.
It turned out to be a little smart speaker, or more accurately, a Google house Speaker, an artificial
intelligence voice assistant that you can use to control your house with voice commands while
using your hands for other tasks. Following a quick do-it-yourself process with a tiny screwdriver,
he linked another little gadget between the speaker and his nightstand lamp...He told me that this
little creature can speak with Google and is triggered by him saying, "Hey Google," after I asked
him some confused questions. At that point, he can ask Google anything he wants to know.
Celliers, A. (2021) is the source. In The Gardener, page 96
1.1 The terms in Text A's subtitle: Never before have we begun a new year with so many
questions and so few answers—or are there even any?) that might be rearranged without
changing the meaning of the statement. Change the words in this subtitle's arrangement without
altering its meaning. The sentence that has been rearranged must be grammatically sound.
Two points
1.2 What linguistic feature made it easier for you to rearrange the words in 1.1?
One point
1.3. Describe the linguistic element you employed in 1.1 in your own words.
Two points
1.4 Using the same words from the first phrase, create two new sentences. The order of the words
in the new sentences must change from that of the original sentence. Grammar rules must be
followed in the sentences. (4 points)
1.5 Make reference to Text A: The bolded words are all combinations of two words. (i) Lampside,
(ii) screwdriver
1.5.1 Determine which two words each of the words in (i) and (ii) is composed of. (4 points)
1.5.2 Explain the linguistic feature that helped you respond using Table 1. 1.5.1. Two points
Table 1
Concept of languageIn other words
Phonemethe examination of speech sounds.
Phoneticsthe investigation of the system of sound patterns.
Lexis: a list of wordsthe examination of the precise language that a speaker or writer chooses to
employ.
morphologythe investigation of word formation.
Grammarthe study of sentence creation rules and word combinations that result in sentences.
OrthographyCreating systems
Interpretationthe study of meaning and the creation and interpretation of meaning.
pragmatiststhe study of how sentences are employed in various contexts and circumstances when
,communicating via language.
Conversationthe study of linguistic organization in texts that are longer than sentences. [Fifteen
Points] Second query
Read the following passage from TEXT B and respond to the following questions.
TEXT B
My uncle said, "Look at you! The Mother City has bathed you." You've gained skin tone by
hanging around with the ngamlas and dushis for so long.
Yes, my dear, you do look handsome. You will own every female in Ekasi.
I was too tired to say anything after spending twenty-seven arduous hours confined to the
Shosholoza Meyl's cramped third-class carriage. I was limited to smiling.
With his left crutch, he gestured to his friends, saying, "Come on, meet my bras." "Meet Zero here,
you know PP and Dilika already," he added, gesturing to the third man whose teeth were widely
spread. He's a resident of our backyard. There, he has built a zozo. It has been roughly three
months. He's a really kind person.
Source: Mhlongo Niq, following sobs. Ohio Publishing Press, Athens, pp. 5–6
2.1 Name the non-standard functional speech variety that was employed in the dialogue that was
just described.One point
2. Locate FOUR terms from the exchange to bolster the response you provided in 2.1. Write a
statement in your response that includes the word or words you have identified, underlining the
word or words. (4 points)
2.3 Use a non-standard variety in a brief paragraph or a conversation that is no longer than five
phrases. In your paragraph or conversation, note TWO non-standard words and provide their
standard meaning.
(4 points) 2.4 Different linguistic variations are used by several versions of the English language to
convey a message from one speaker to another. These consist of: Jargon; Slang; Euphemisms;
Write ONE phrase to demonstrate your comprehension of each topic or descriptor for each
language variety mentioned above. Please translate any foreign words you use into English before
using them in a sentence. (6 points)
30 marks in total for Section A.
SECTION B QUESTION 3 After finishing this module, you should be able to explain why certain
words have the same sound but are written differently, and why some words have the same
appearance but are pronounced differently.
You can assess your knowledge and comprehension of this facet of the English language by
answering the following questions.
Examine each question's instructions and adjust your response accordingly.
3.1 Give the name and definition of one idea you have researched that explains why English
spelling and pronunciation are so arbitrary. Provide evidence for your response with one example
related to the selected theme. Two points
3.2 Examine the following words, paying particular attention to how each word pronounces the
letter "l."
Paul, kids, explained, Lesley, play area, English, July, end, tidy.
Choose two words from the list that have the same pronunciation for the sound "l."
Ro illustration: The first one has already been completed for you: in English, the "l" in "Paul" and
"children" is pronounced similarly. In your response, do not utilize the two terms from the example.
(4 points)
, 3.3 Vowels also reveal the variation in pronunciation.
Please provide two different ways to pronounce each of the next three words. Indicate whether the
vowels, consonants, or stress placement differs between the two pronunciations in each instance
after transcribing the two versions.
1. lab; 2. timetable; and 3. clerk
Here's an illustration: The vowels are pronounced differently in dynasties (/'daɪnəsti/ or /'dɪnəsti/).
(Grades 9–10)
Please use this link to discover the phonetic symbols: https://ipa.typeit.org.
[Fifteen Marks]
QUESTION 4
Read this popular nursery rhyme and the poem which has been adapted from a famous poet’s
work and then answer the questions that follow.
"The Moment" Adapted from a poem by Margaret Atwood
If you remember the moment when, after many years of hard work and a long
voyage, you stand in the center of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island,
country, knowing at last how you got there, you say, I own this.
Since this is the same moment when the trees unloose their
soft arms from around you,
After the birds take back their language,
Before the cliffs fissure and collapse, the
air moves back from you like a wave
and you can't breathe.
No, they whisper. You own nothing. You were
a visitor, time after time climbing the hill,
planting the flag, proclaiming.
