Applying the metalanguage: phonology, morphology, lexicology

VOLUME and TEMPO are examples of prosodic features.

Which of the following is NOT a prosodic feature?

• Pace

• Intonation

• Pitch

• Laughter

Place a + between each phoneme of the word HOSPITAL.

• h + o + s + p + i + t + al

• hos + pit + al

• hos + pital

• ho + sp + it + al

Place a + between each phoneme of the word GERIATRIC.

• g + e + r + i + a + t + r + i + c

• ge + ri + at + ric

• ger + iat + ric

• geri + atric

Place a + between each phoneme of the word DOUGH.

• d + ough

• d + o + u + g + h

• dou + gh

• dough

Place a + between each phoneme of the word HOME.

• h + o + me

• h + o + m + e

• ho + me

• home

Re-write the word IMPOSSIBLE, placing a + between each morpheme. (Leave the word whole if it contains just one morpheme.)

• im + possible

• im + poss + ible

• i + m + p + o + ss + i + b + l + e

• imposs + ible

Re-write the word WORK, placing a + between each morpheme. (Leave the word whole if it contains just one morpheme.)

• w + o + r + k

• work

• wo + rk

• wor + k

Re-write the word DANGEROUS, placing a + between each morpheme. (Leave the word whole if it contains just one morpheme.)

• danger + ous

• d + anger + ous

• dan + ger + ous

• dang + ero + us

Re-write the word LEARNING, placing a + between each morpheme. (Leave the word whole if it contains just one morpheme.)

• learn + ing

• lear + ning

• l + earn + ing

• l + earning

Re-write the word DAUGHTER, placing a + between each morpheme. (Leave the word whole if it contains just one morpheme.)

• daughter

• daught + er

• d + aught + er

• dau + ght + er