Final Exam Paper 3

Today's exam is rather interesting because the questions can be rather open-ended. Most of the questions have been structured close to what we have done during the tutorials, so I see no reason why it cannot be done.

Exam questions:


1a. Core words borrowed from Scandinavian to English because they were less sophisticated culture.



1b. Stable word order lead to loss of inflexions.



1c. Non-Anglo Englishes are simple and basic and cannot represent detailed nuances.



1d. Standard varieties are the best varieties.



The passage for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing from Act 3.2.91

Enter Iohn the Bastard.

Bastard My lord and brother, God saue you.
Prince Good den brother. [1280]
Bastard If your leisure seru'd, I would speake with you.
Prince In priuate?
Bastard If it please you, yet Count Claudio may heare, for
what I would speake of, concernes him.
Prince Whats the matter?
Bast. Meanes your Lordship to be married to morrow?
Prince You know he does.
Bast. I know not that, when he knowes what I know.
Claud. If there be any impediment, I pray you discouer it. [1290]
Bast. You may think I loue you not, let that appeare here-
after, and ayme better at me by that I now will manifest, for
my brother (I thinke, he holdes you well, and in dearenesse of
heart) hath holpe to effect your ensuing mariage: surely sute ill
spent, and labor ill bestowed.
Prince Why whats the matter?
Bast. I came hither to tel you, and circumstances shortned,
(for she has bin too long a talking of) the lady is disloyall.


2a. Core vs Non-Core words.



2b. 2 grammatical features that are different from PDE.


2c. Use of pronouns and addresses and the relationships between Prince, John and Claudio.



3a. Englishes has endured knocks but it has been able to survive, explain how and why this is so. (Using any one episode in the history of English)

Cannot finish this question. Only used 2/3 pages.