ENG3701
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, ENG3701
Date: 30 May 2023
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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2023
ENG3701
History and Spread of English
100 marks
4 hours
First examiners: Dr CS Ndlangamandla; Dr V Mgijima
Second examiners: Mrs E Kruger-Marais
External examiner: Prof C. Thurman
This paper consists of 5 pages including the cover page.
Instructions:
1. This examination paper comprises two questions: Question 1 and Question 2. It is
COMPULSORY to answer BOTH questions. Each question carries equal
marks.
2. You may only upload ONE PDF document, so both questions should be
answered in the same document.
3. You are allowed to access the e-reserves and study material available for this
module to complete this examination. However, the bulk of each essay must be in
your own words.
4. You should include in-text references in your essays to indicate the sources of your
information. You also need to include a list of references for the essay.
Students who plagiarise in their examination answers will be referred to the
Disciplinary Office. Remember to sign the Honesty Declaration upon submission.
Note: You have 4 hours to download this paper, type your answers, and upload your script.
Ensure that you deconstruct the questions and plan your essay accordingly. Make sure that
you cover all the keywords of the essay topic. When you have finished writing your essay,
proofread and edit it accordingly, and submit your answer script within the stipulated
examination time.
Be sure to double check that you have uploaded the correct file!
Incorrect or corrupted files will be given zero. Do not password protect your
document.
Kindly note that this an official University examination and, therefore, no late
submissions will be accepted nor extensions granted.
[TURN OVER]
, CONFIDENTIAL
Page 2 of 5 ENG3701
Answer BOTH questions.
SECTION A
Question 1
The first extract on the next page (on the left) comes from an Anglo-Saxon translation of the
Bible. The second extract (on the right) is a Middle English version. (The Old and Middle
English appear in italics, and literal translations into Modern English are provided above each
verse.1)
Basing your discussion on the extracts provided, write an essay in which you discuss the
differences and similarities between Old and Middle English in terms of spelling, vocabulary
and inflections OR inflections, syntax and prepositions.
Your essay should:
1) Place the Old and Middle English extracts in their historical contexts, commenting
briefly on the origins of Old English and the influence of Old Norse and the Norman
Conquest on English.
2) Use the extracts in order to point out differences and similarities between Old English
and Middle English in terms of either
spelling, vocabulary and inflections;
OR
inflections, syntax and prepositions.
3) Explain how the changes from Old English to Middle English that you have
pointed out occurred. (Remember to reflect on the influences of other languages on
the English language.)
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Note that a literal translation is a word-for-word translation, and thus the translations provided above
the OE and ME passages reflect the OE and ME word order.
