SLO1 Test Questions with Verified Correct
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of linguistic meaning or function.
Allomorph
Alternative morpheme the changing end sound in (hats/frogs/kisses).
Free morpheme
Single morpheme that can be a word all by itself (hit/wish/bat)
Bound morpheme
Can only occur attached to other morphemes in words (hidden/watched).
Inflectional morpheme
Has a strict grammatical function.
Derivational morpheme
May be needed to create an adjective or other part of speech (petrify/quickly).
Morphology
The study of forming words from morphemes.
Sentence
Noun phrase - noun - adjective
Sentence
Verb phrase - verb
, Syntax
Sentence structure, and the study of it.
Semantics
The study of the ways that language structures meaning in words and sentences.
Who/What is doing the action?
Noun - Person, place, thing
What do we need to know about him/her/them/it?
Adjectives - Describing words/ phrases
What is the action?
Verb - Active/ passive - What needs to be said about the action?
Discourse
a linguistic unit of more than one sentence.
Phrasal verb
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
The appropriate use of language in context.
LAD
Metaphor
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of linguistic meaning or function.
Allomorph
Alternative morpheme the changing end sound in (hats/frogs/kisses).
Free morpheme
Single morpheme that can be a word all by itself (hit/wish/bat)
Bound morpheme
Can only occur attached to other morphemes in words (hidden/watched).
Inflectional morpheme
Has a strict grammatical function.
Derivational morpheme
May be needed to create an adjective or other part of speech (petrify/quickly).
Morphology
The study of forming words from morphemes.
Sentence
Noun phrase - noun - adjective
Sentence
Verb phrase - verb
, Syntax
Sentence structure, and the study of it.
Semantics
The study of the ways that language structures meaning in words and sentences.
Who/What is doing the action?
Noun - Person, place, thing
What do we need to know about him/her/them/it?
Adjectives - Describing words/ phrases
What is the action?
Verb - Active/ passive - What needs to be said about the action?
Discourse
a linguistic unit of more than one sentence.
Phrasal verb
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
The appropriate use of language in context.
LAD
Metaphor
