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SECTION A: Languages and Varieties
QUESTION 1
In Unit 1 you are introduced to language as a system and to the different components of language. Read
the following statements. State whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE and give a reason for your
answer.
1.1 Language as a system of rules means that there is a set of rules that applies to all languages;
however, the rules exclude orthography. (2 marks)
1.2 The study of physiological qualities of speech sounds is known as phonology. (2 marks)
1.3 To understand that the word blackboard is a combination of two words, one needs to draw on their
knowledge of syntax. (2 marks)
1.4 Pragmatics can best be described as the actual meaning of words used in oral or written language.
(2 marks)
1.5 Multilingualism and multiculturalism in South Africa has led to more than one English variety.
(2 marks)
QUESTION 2
2.1 In your own words, explain what is meant by a non-standard variety of English in South Africa.
Provide two examples in your discussion. (5 marks)
Consider the table below and answer the following questions:
South African Standard English Non-standard English Variety
1) He likes listening to music He is always listening for his musics
2) She told me what I need to do She is the one who told me what I need done
3) We were not allowed inside They were refusing our entry
2.2 Using the table above, discuss the changes that are taking place between South African Standard
English and Non-standard English. Identify at least three changes. (15 marks)
Total for Section A [30 Marks]
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SECTION B: MORPHOLOGY, PHONOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
QUESTION 3
3.1 In English the spelling and pronunciation do not necessarily correspond with each other. Use the
following words to support this claim. (6 marks)
i. ship sheep
ii. nation fashion
iii. knew new
3.2 Homonyms are understood as words that have the same sound but differ in meaning. Bearing this
explanation in mind, study the following sets of words and form two sentences per set. Make sure that
there is enough context in each sentence to show the difference in meaning between the words in a set.
i. complement compliment
ii. discreet discrete
iii. waist waste (6 marks)
QUESTION 4
Read the following passage and address the questions that follow:
Lay Still is a relentlessly paced and ruthlessly efficient futuristic thriller. It aspires to be a kind of low-tech,
sci-fi, cyberpunk story, but is really a fairly traditional crime novel – stealthy and nasty and wonderfully well written
– with an frequent amount of (very graphic) violence and some late-in-the-game plot twists. The aesthetic here runs
everywhere between Blade Runner and Sin City (both the movie and the graphic novel) – the author’s absorption of
the crime genre appears to be encyclopaedic – but the prose most closely resembles Lee Child’s (the Jack Reacher
series). The style – quick, mean, mechanical, technical, airtight – is very contemporary and very, very brutal.
4.1 What is a morpheme? In your discussion, differentiate between free and bound morphemes.
(4 marks)
4.2 Compounding is an example of a derivational word formation rule of English. Find one example
of compounding in the passage above. Identify the parts of speech which have been combined to the
derived word. (3 marks)
4.3 Identify one example of clipping in the passage. (1 mark)
4.4 In the passage above the word ‘frequent’ is used in the second sentence. The meaning of this
word and the part of speech can change depending on the stress placement. Underline the stress
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placement, identify the part of speech, and provide a sentence showing how this can change the
meaning of the word, frequent. (6 marks)
4.5 In the module, you were introduced to sentence types, such as, a simple sentence, a compound
sentence and complex sentence. Read the following sentence from the text above. Indicate the type
of a sentence it is and justify the answer. (5 marks)
It aspires to be a kind of low-tech, sci-fi, cyberpunk story, but is really a fairly traditional crime
novel – stealthy and nasty and wonderfully well written – with an frequent amount of (very graphic)
violence and some late-in-the-game plot twists.
4.6 Each of the following words have a denotative and connotative meanings.
Runs and absorption
What is the denotative meaning of each word? What is the connotative meaning of each word in the
text? (6 marks)
4.7 Write the antonyms for the words, traditional and quick. (2 marks)
4.6 In the last sentence, the words are surrounded by dashes. What is the function of the dashes in
the sentence? (1 mark?
Total for Section B= 40 Marks
SECTION C: Discourse Analysis
QUESTION 5
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is reported to have said that he did not support the government’s decision to
continue with the ban on alcohol and cigarette sales when the country moved from level 5 to level 4 of the
lockdown, as it resulted in a huge loss of tax revenue. SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, confirmed that R1.5
bn in tax revenue, which could have been generated from the sale of alcohol and tobacco since the lockdown, had
been lost. “I didn’t like the continuous ban of tobacco and alcohol but I lost the debate and therefore I had to toe
the line,” Mboweni said.
5.1) Where would you find this text? Support your answer by referring to the text.
(4 marks)
5.2)What is the writer’s purpose with this text? Support the answer by referring closely to the text.
(6 marks)
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SECTION A: Languages and Varieties
QUESTION 1
In Unit 1 you are introduced to language as a system and to the different components of language. Read
the following statements. State whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE and give a reason for your
answer.
1.1 Language as a system of rules means that there is a set of rules that applies to all languages;
however, the rules exclude orthography. (2 marks)
1.2 The study of physiological qualities of speech sounds is known as phonology. (2 marks)
1.3 To understand that the word blackboard is a combination of two words, one needs to draw on their
knowledge of syntax. (2 marks)
1.4 Pragmatics can best be described as the actual meaning of words used in oral or written language.
(2 marks)
1.5 Multilingualism and multiculturalism in South Africa has led to more than one English variety.
(2 marks)
QUESTION 2
2.1 In your own words, explain what is meant by a non-standard variety of English in South Africa.
Provide two examples in your discussion. (5 marks)
Consider the table below and answer the following questions:
South African Standard English Non-standard English Variety
1) He likes listening to music He is always listening for his musics
2) She told me what I need to do She is the one who told me what I need done
3) We were not allowed inside They were refusing our entry
2.2 Using the table above, discuss the changes that are taking place between South African Standard
English and Non-standard English. Identify at least three changes. (15 marks)
Total for Section A [30 Marks]
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SECTION B: MORPHOLOGY, PHONOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
QUESTION 3
3.1 In English the spelling and pronunciation do not necessarily correspond with each other. Use the
following words to support this claim. (6 marks)
i. ship sheep
ii. nation fashion
iii. knew new
3.2 Homonyms are understood as words that have the same sound but differ in meaning. Bearing this
explanation in mind, study the following sets of words and form two sentences per set. Make sure that
there is enough context in each sentence to show the difference in meaning between the words in a set.
i. complement compliment
ii. discreet discrete
iii. waist waste (6 marks)
QUESTION 4
Read the following passage and address the questions that follow:
Lay Still is a relentlessly paced and ruthlessly efficient futuristic thriller. It aspires to be a kind of low-tech,
sci-fi, cyberpunk story, but is really a fairly traditional crime novel – stealthy and nasty and wonderfully well written
– with an frequent amount of (very graphic) violence and some late-in-the-game plot twists. The aesthetic here runs
everywhere between Blade Runner and Sin City (both the movie and the graphic novel) – the author’s absorption of
the crime genre appears to be encyclopaedic – but the prose most closely resembles Lee Child’s (the Jack Reacher
series). The style – quick, mean, mechanical, technical, airtight – is very contemporary and very, very brutal.
4.1 What is a morpheme? In your discussion, differentiate between free and bound morphemes.
(4 marks)
4.2 Compounding is an example of a derivational word formation rule of English. Find one example
of compounding in the passage above. Identify the parts of speech which have been combined to the
derived word. (3 marks)
4.3 Identify one example of clipping in the passage. (1 mark)
4.4 In the passage above the word ‘frequent’ is used in the second sentence. The meaning of this
word and the part of speech can change depending on the stress placement. Underline the stress
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placement, identify the part of speech, and provide a sentence showing how this can change the
meaning of the word, frequent. (6 marks)
4.5 In the module, you were introduced to sentence types, such as, a simple sentence, a compound
sentence and complex sentence. Read the following sentence from the text above. Indicate the type
of a sentence it is and justify the answer. (5 marks)
It aspires to be a kind of low-tech, sci-fi, cyberpunk story, but is really a fairly traditional crime
novel – stealthy and nasty and wonderfully well written – with an frequent amount of (very graphic)
violence and some late-in-the-game plot twists.
4.6 Each of the following words have a denotative and connotative meanings.
Runs and absorption
What is the denotative meaning of each word? What is the connotative meaning of each word in the
text? (6 marks)
4.7 Write the antonyms for the words, traditional and quick. (2 marks)
4.6 In the last sentence, the words are surrounded by dashes. What is the function of the dashes in
the sentence? (1 mark?
Total for Section B= 40 Marks
SECTION C: Discourse Analysis
QUESTION 5
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is reported to have said that he did not support the government’s decision to
continue with the ban on alcohol and cigarette sales when the country moved from level 5 to level 4 of the
lockdown, as it resulted in a huge loss of tax revenue. SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, confirmed that R1.5
bn in tax revenue, which could have been generated from the sale of alcohol and tobacco since the lockdown, had
been lost. “I didn’t like the continuous ban of tobacco and alcohol but I lost the debate and therefore I had to toe
the line,” Mboweni said.
5.1) Where would you find this text? Support your answer by referring to the text.
(4 marks)
5.2)What is the writer’s purpose with this text? Support the answer by referring closely to the text.
(6 marks)
