ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
2024
MAY 10, 2024
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
Question 1
1.1 The following words can post challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic transcription of
each word.
i. Ask
ii. Mischievous
iii. Draught
iv. Nauseous
v. Buffet.
N.B. Use slashes and not brackets to enclose your transcription
QUESTION 1
i. /ɑːsk/
ii. /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
iii. /drɑːft/
iv. /ˈnɔːʒəs/
v. /bʊˈfeɪ/
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)
ii) Provide three words which illustrate the effect of borrowing on pronunciation. For
example, in the word ‘buffet’ which has been borrowed from French, the final ‘t’ is silent
in French, yet most people tend to pronounce the ‘t’ in English. (3 marks)
iii) Provide two words, from your own language, which have been borrowed from
another language and show how the spelling of the borrowed words has been changed
in the borrowing language. Indicate the language from which the borrowed words
originate. (5 marks)
(Remember to provide an English explanation to the meaning of the word).
[Total: 10 marks]
i) The process of borrowing words from one language to another refers
to the adoption of words from one language into another, often due to
2024
MAY 10, 2024
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
Question 1
1.1 The following words can post challenges with pronunciation. Based on your
knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic transcription of
each word.
i. Ask
ii. Mischievous
iii. Draught
iv. Nauseous
v. Buffet.
N.B. Use slashes and not brackets to enclose your transcription
QUESTION 1
i. /ɑːsk/
ii. /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
iii. /drɑːft/
iv. /ˈnɔːʒəs/
v. /bʊˈfeɪ/
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)
ii) Provide three words which illustrate the effect of borrowing on pronunciation. For
example, in the word ‘buffet’ which has been borrowed from French, the final ‘t’ is silent
in French, yet most people tend to pronounce the ‘t’ in English. (3 marks)
iii) Provide two words, from your own language, which have been borrowed from
another language and show how the spelling of the borrowed words has been changed
in the borrowing language. Indicate the language from which the borrowed words
originate. (5 marks)
(Remember to provide an English explanation to the meaning of the word).
[Total: 10 marks]
i) The process of borrowing words from one language to another refers
to the adoption of words from one language into another, often due to
