CAPE Communication Studies · 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 2

An excerpt from Samuel Selvon's "A Brighter Sun" featuring Tiger attempting to use sophisticated dictionary vocabulary in conversation with Urmilla, causing communication tension.

In 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 choices he makes (d) How a dramatic production (such as a video or a play) would highlight the communicative tension between him and Urmilla.