WGU SLO1 Study Guide |Question and Answer| 100% Correct

WGU SLO1 Study Guide |Question and Answer| 100% Correct Morpheme *Ans* The smallest unit of linguistic meaning or function. Allomorph *Ans* Alternative morpheme the changing end sound in (hats/frogs/kisses). Free morpheme *Ans* Single morpheme that can be a word all by itself (hit/wish/bat) Bound morpheme *Ans* Can only occur attached to other morphemes in words (hidden/watched). Inflectional morpheme *Ans* Has a strict grammatical function. Derivational morpheme *Ans* May be needed to create an adjective or other part of speech (petrify/quickly). Morphology *Ans* The study of forming words from morphemes. Sentence *Ans* Noun phrase - noun - adjective Sentence *Ans* Verb phrase - verb Syntax *Ans* Sentence structure, and the study of it. Semantics *Ans* The study of the ways that language structures meaning in words and sentences. Who/What is doing the action? *Ans* Noun - Person, place, thing What do we need to know about him/her/them/it? *Ans* Adjectives - Describing words/ phrases What is the action? *Ans* Verb - Active/ passive - What needs to be said about the action? Discourse *Ans* a linguistic unit of more than one sentence. Phrasal verb *Ans* Verb + prepositions - an English phenomenon? Turn up/turn off/turn into/turn around/turn on/turn off/.... The plane is taking off. Is the plane going to take off? I want you to take the hat off. Pragmatics *Ans* The appropriate use of language in context. LAD *Ans*