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CAPE Communication Studies · 2022 · Paper 2 · Question 2

An excerpt adapted from 'Stories My Father Told Me and Other Tales' (2012) depicting a confrontation between DSP Richards and a protester named Princess following a shooting incident.

Write 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 convey social tension • comment on the use of ONE feature of Caribbean Creole English which is evident in the conversation between DSP Richards and Princess.

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