LINA01 MORPHOLOGY 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - 100%
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What is morphology? The study of the structure and formation of words.
What is the mental lexicon? The storage of sounds and words in our mind.
What are simple words? Words that are stored in our mental lexicon.
What are forms? Sounds, words, and other signs to which meanings are
attached.
What is the relationship between form and meaning? Arbitrary, not based on
intrinsic properties.
Are all sounds and words in our mental lexicon the same? No, they can vary
across languages.
Give an example of how the word 'dog' is different in different languages.
English: dog, French: chien, Russian: sobaka, Spanish: perro, Japanese: inu,
Mandarin: gǒu.
What will be addressed in this lecture?
1. What is Morphology? 2. Word Classes/Categories 3. Affixation.
What is phonology? The study of how sounds combine to create meaning.
What is the combination of phonemes called? A higher level entity with
meaning.
Do phonemes contribute meaning on their own? No, they need to be combined
to create meaning.
What will you learn about soon? Speech sounds and phonology.
What is the study of how sounds combine called? Phonology.
Give an example of how phonemes combine to create meaning. 'dish' /dɪʃ/ /d/ +
/ɪ/ + /ʃ/.
, What does the combination of phonemes create? A higher level entity with
meaning.
What is a word? The smallest free form in language that can stand on its own.
What is the intuition behind identifying a word? A word can occur in isolation
and in different positions in a sentence.
What does the asterisk (*) indicate in linguistics? An ungrammatical utterance.
What does the addition of units like -s signify? Pluralization or possession in
English language.
What is the structure of the word 'keyboard'? A singular noun form.
What is the structure of the word 'keyboards'? A plural noun form.
What is the structure of the word 'easy'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'break'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'expensive'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'like'? A preposition.
What is the structure of the word 'backlit'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'Sean'? A proper noun.
What is the structure of the word 'those'? A determiner.
What is the structure of the word 'and'? A conjunction.
What is the structure of the word 'had'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'to'? An infinitive marker.
What is the structure of the word 'pay'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'for'? A preposition.
Are words the smallest units of meaning? No, morphemes are the smallest units
of meaning.
What is a morpheme? The smallest grammatical unit of meaning.
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What is morphology? The study of the structure and formation of words.
What is the mental lexicon? The storage of sounds and words in our mind.
What are simple words? Words that are stored in our mental lexicon.
What are forms? Sounds, words, and other signs to which meanings are
attached.
What is the relationship between form and meaning? Arbitrary, not based on
intrinsic properties.
Are all sounds and words in our mental lexicon the same? No, they can vary
across languages.
Give an example of how the word 'dog' is different in different languages.
English: dog, French: chien, Russian: sobaka, Spanish: perro, Japanese: inu,
Mandarin: gǒu.
What will be addressed in this lecture?
1. What is Morphology? 2. Word Classes/Categories 3. Affixation.
What is phonology? The study of how sounds combine to create meaning.
What is the combination of phonemes called? A higher level entity with
meaning.
Do phonemes contribute meaning on their own? No, they need to be combined
to create meaning.
What will you learn about soon? Speech sounds and phonology.
What is the study of how sounds combine called? Phonology.
Give an example of how phonemes combine to create meaning. 'dish' /dɪʃ/ /d/ +
/ɪ/ + /ʃ/.
, What does the combination of phonemes create? A higher level entity with
meaning.
What is a word? The smallest free form in language that can stand on its own.
What is the intuition behind identifying a word? A word can occur in isolation
and in different positions in a sentence.
What does the asterisk (*) indicate in linguistics? An ungrammatical utterance.
What does the addition of units like -s signify? Pluralization or possession in
English language.
What is the structure of the word 'keyboard'? A singular noun form.
What is the structure of the word 'keyboards'? A plural noun form.
What is the structure of the word 'easy'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'break'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'expensive'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'like'? A preposition.
What is the structure of the word 'backlit'? An adjective.
What is the structure of the word 'Sean'? A proper noun.
What is the structure of the word 'those'? A determiner.
What is the structure of the word 'and'? A conjunction.
What is the structure of the word 'had'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'to'? An infinitive marker.
What is the structure of the word 'pay'? A verb.
What is the structure of the word 'for'? A preposition.
Are words the smallest units of meaning? No, morphemes are the smallest units
of meaning.
What is a morpheme? The smallest grammatical unit of meaning.
