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Language in Society and Caribbean Linguistic Identity · CAPE Communication Studies

26 past-paper questions on Language in Society and Caribbean Linguistic Identity, part of Module 2: Language and Community, from every CAPE Communication Studies paper on Quelpr.

Practise Language in Society and Caribbean Linguistic Identity
  1. 3(b)4 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/AState FOUR reasons why Tantie considers the standard language to be "good language".
  2. 4(b)4 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/ADescribe how history has influenced the language situation in a named Caribbean territory you have studied.
  3. 5(a)2 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/AGive TWO reasons why a politician might switch between these TWO language varieties.
  4. 5(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/AIdentify THREE other groups of people who use both language varieties in their speech.
  5. 5(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/AFor ONE group identified in 5(b)(i), state the context in which Creole may be used, and the context in which Standard English may be used.
  6. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2005 · Paper 1/AIn advising Paul against using Patois in his valedictory address, what point is Ron making regarding language and setting?
  7. 3(a)4 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2006 · Paper 1/AGive FOUR examples from the letter that show how Myrtle Johnson's writing reflects her social and educational status.
  8. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2006 · Paper 1/AGive FOUR reasons why the language watchdog group in your territory did not support the attempt to have newspapers written in Creole.
  9. 2(ii)9 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2008 (Rest of Region) · Paper 2Discuss the attitudes to English and Creole as revealed in the poem.
  10. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2008 (T&T) · Paper 2In an essay of no more than 500 words, discuss the following: (a) The dialectal variation used in the passage (b) The effect that B. Wordsworth has on: (i) the boy (ii) his mother (c) How film would effectively capture…
  11. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2009 · Paper 2In an ESSAY of no more than 500 words, discuss the following: (a) Tiger's sense of what 'good' expression is (b) Differences and similarities between his speech and Urmilla's (c) Social factors affecting the speech…
  12. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2010 · Paper 2In an ESSAY of not more than 500 words, discuss the use of language in the excerpt, with reference to: (a) The relationship between the use of language and the context of the narrative (b) How Mammie's discomfort could…
  13. 2(a)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2011 · Paper 2In an ESSAY of no more than 500 words, discuss what in the passage indicates Eudora's social status and her attitude to language.
  14. 2(b)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2011 · Paper 2In the same essay, discuss what Auntie Beatrice's behaviour reveals about her perceived social 'superiority' and her attitude to language.
  15. 3(b)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2011 · Paper 2Include language varieties and registers you would consider appropriate.
  16. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2012 · Paper 2In an ESSAY of no more than 500 words, discuss the use of language in the excerpt, focusing on the following: (i) The varieties of language used by Harris and Five and what they reveal about each character. (ii) What…
  17. 2(a)15 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2013 · Paper 2In an essay of not more than 500 words, discuss the attitude of Cedric and Anna towards Creole and Caribbean Standard English.
  18. 2(a)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2014 · Paper 2In an ESSAY of no more than 500 words, discuss what the poet achieves by using a mixture of Standard English and Creole in the poem.
  19. 2(b)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2014 · Paper 2In the essay, discuss the implications for the wider acceptability of Creole arising from the poet's use of this language variety.
  20. 2(i)9 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2Discuss possible reasons for the writer's choice of language used in the passage.
  21. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2016 · Paper 2In an essay of NO MORE than 500 words, write an analysis of the extract taking into consideration the following: (i) Dialectal variation (ii) Use of register (iii) Communicative behaviours
  22. 2(ii)9 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2017 · Paper 2In the essay, discuss the link between language choice and social identification.
  23. 3(b)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2018 · Paper 2Comment on the REGISTERS to be used with EACH of the TWO groups.
  24. 2(a)8 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2021 · Paper 2Comment on ONE possible reason for EACH of the dialectal varieties found in the extract.
  25. 3(c)7 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss the suitability of ONE dialectal variety to be used in the messaging for each of the target audiences.
  26. 225 marks· CAPE Communication Studies · 2022 · Paper 2Write an essay in NO MORE than 500 words, in which you: • comment on the use of any TWO language registers used by the characters • discuss ONE verbal and ONE nonverbal behaviour by which characters in the extract…

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