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Investigating English EED201J Assignment 01 849050 Student 50227335 Jeandri van Zyl Questions 1 to 5 are based on Chapter 1 of the prescribed textbook, Investigating English. 1. List four properties of language unique to human communication     Displacement Arbitrariness Discreteness Duality 2. Which form of communication is regarded as the primary focus in the study of language?  Spoken language is often regarded as the primary focus in the study of language, 3. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”, Shakespeare advised, but over the course of its history, the English language has paid no heed to such advice. Which of the following options is not of English origin?  A) 4. Which linguist is associated with the theory of…show more content…
16. There are different types of grammar, descriptive grammar being one of them. List the other three types of grammar.’     Descriptive grammar Pedagogical grammar Prescriptive grammar Reference grammar 17. In your own words, explain the meaning of one of the types of grammar named in Question 16. A descriptive grammar looks at the way a language is actually used by its speakers and then attempts to analyse it and formulate rules about the structure. Descriptive grammar does not deal with what is good or bad language use; forms and structures that might not be used by speakers of Standard English would be regarded as valid and included. It is a grammar based on the way a language actually is and not how some think it should be. 18. What is the difference between form and function in a sentence?  The form of a sentence refers to the physical structure and arrangement of its parts.  The function of a sentence refers to the way in which that sentence is used in communication, and the role it…show more content…
The written form ‘bow’ can be pronounced in two different ways, with two different meanings. Write down the two different meanings. a) Bow = noun: a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. b) Bow= verb: bend the head and upper body as a sign of respect Questions 24 to 25 are based on Chapter 8 and 9 of the prescribed book. 24. Children acquiring English as a first language have tendency to use the regular rules for irregular verbs/words. For instance they will use the past tense morpheme – ed like this: ‘putted’ instead of ‘put’ ’ for the past tense form. Which term is used to describe this tendency?  Interlanguage 25. Several theories have put forward to explain the acquisition of language by babies and young children. Which of these theories suggests that all human beings are born with the capacity for language development?  Innateness Theory of language acquisition. PLAGIARISM DECLARATION FORM Name: ........Jeandri van Zyl Student No.: ...... 50227335 Module code: .......... EED201J Assignment no. ..... 849050.. I declare that this assignment is my own work and that all sources quoted have been acknowledged by appropriate references. Signature: ...................JVZ. Date:
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