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9 marksLanguage in Society and Caribbean Linguistic Identity

CAPE Communication Studies · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2 · Question 2(i)

Read the courtroom dialogue passage involving a judge, complainant James Brown, and accused Dennis McCaulay, then write an essay of no more than 500 words addressing the questions.

Discuss possible reasons for the writer's choice of language used in the passage.

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  1. 2(ii)Discuss difficulties that non-West Indians may experience in understanding the passage.[8 marks]
  2. 2(iii)Discuss how a video presentation of the passage could be used to create a comedic effect.[8 marks]

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