LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
ENG1502
ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
Question 1
1.1 The following words can pose challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic
transcription of each word.
i. Ask - Ask /æsk/
ii. Mischievous - Mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/
iii. Draught - Draught /drɑːft/ (Note: In British English, "draught" is
pronounced as /drɑːft/, while in American English, the spelling "draft" is
used with the same pronunciation.)
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
Question 1
1.1 The following words can pose challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic
transcription of each word.
iv. Ask - Ask /æsk/
v. Mischievous - Mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/
vi. Draught - Draught /drɑːft/ (Note: In British English, "draught" is
pronounced as /drɑːft/, while in American English, the spelling "draft" is
used with the same pronunciation.)
vii. Nauseous - . Nauseous /ˈnɔː.ʃəs/ or /ˈnɔː.zi.əs/
viii. Buffet. - Buffet /bəˈfeɪ/ (for the meal) or /ˈbʌfɪt/ (when referring to
hitting or striking repeatedly)
N.B. Use slashes and not brackets to enclose your transcription.
[Total: 10 marks]
Question 2
2.1 Languages are known for borrowing words from one another.
i) In your own words, explain what you understand by the process of borrowing
words from one language to another. (2 marks)
• Borrowing words from one language to another is the process by which one
language takes words from another language and incorporates them into its
own vocabulary. This usually occurs due to cultural contact, trade, migration,
or conquest, where speakers of different languages interact and exchange
linguistic elements. The borrowed words, also known as loanwords, often
adapt to the phonological and grammatical rules of the borrowing language,
though they may retain aspects of their original pronunciation or spelling
ii) Provide three words which illustrate the effect of borrowing on
pronunciation. For example, in the word ‘buffet’ which has been borrowed
ENG1502
ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
Question 1
1.1 The following words can pose challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic
transcription of each word.
i. Ask - Ask /æsk/
ii. Mischievous - Mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/
iii. Draught - Draught /drɑːft/ (Note: In British English, "draught" is
pronounced as /drɑːft/, while in American English, the spelling "draft" is
used with the same pronunciation.)
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
Question 1
1.1 The following words can pose challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic
transcription of each word.
iv. Ask - Ask /æsk/
v. Mischievous - Mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/
vi. Draught - Draught /drɑːft/ (Note: In British English, "draught" is
pronounced as /drɑːft/, while in American English, the spelling "draft" is
used with the same pronunciation.)
vii. Nauseous - . Nauseous /ˈnɔː.ʃəs/ or /ˈnɔː.zi.əs/
viii. Buffet. - Buffet /bəˈfeɪ/ (for the meal) or /ˈbʌfɪt/ (when referring to
hitting or striking repeatedly)
N.B. Use slashes and not brackets to enclose your transcription.
[Total: 10 marks]
Question 2
2.1 Languages are known for borrowing words from one another.
i) In your own words, explain what you understand by the process of borrowing
words from one language to another. (2 marks)
• Borrowing words from one language to another is the process by which one
language takes words from another language and incorporates them into its
own vocabulary. This usually occurs due to cultural contact, trade, migration,
or conquest, where speakers of different languages interact and exchange
linguistic elements. The borrowed words, also known as loanwords, often
adapt to the phonological and grammatical rules of the borrowing language,
though they may retain aspects of their original pronunciation or spelling
ii) Provide three words which illustrate the effect of borrowing on
pronunciation. For example, in the word ‘buffet’ which has been borrowed
