EIC504 LEXICOLOGY 3

Which of the following words are meronyms?

• table, chair, cupboard, sofa

• book, pencil, fan, ruler

• pine, oak, fir, cedar

• stalk, bud, root, stem

The following statements on English compound words are correct EXCEPT?

• Compounds may have idiomatic meaning.

• Compound words must be syntactically accurate.

• Compound words may be separated with a hyphen.

• Compound words have different stress patterns than the individual words.

Which of the following statements on word formation processes are CORRECT?

• Conversion is the process of forming new words by adopting words from other

  languages.

• Coinage is the process of forming new words from proper names.

• Blending is the process of forming new words by shortening existing words.

Which of the following statements on morphemes are CORRECT?

• A morpheme can be represented by a single phoneme.

• A morpheme can be more than one syllable in length.

• A morpheme is a complex unit of meaning.

• A morpheme has a grammatical function or meaning.

Which of the following statements is NOT the characteristic of English bound

morphemes?

• Bound morphemes are dependent.

• Bound morphemes belong to the closed class categories.

• Bound morphemes include all content words.

• Bound morphemes include the affixes.

Which of the following statements is NOT the characteristic of English inflectional

morphemes?

• Inflectional morphemes do not create separate words.

• Inflectional morphemes indicate grammatical properties.

• Inflectional morphemes change the word categories.

• Inflectional morphemes are limited in number.

Which of the following is not an allomorph of the plural English morpheme?

• /s/

• /es/

• /ss/

• Ø

Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.

Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.

We fear that she will __________ our offer.

• reject

• refuse

Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.

Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.

His approach to his research is rather __________.

• superficial

• shallow

Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.

Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.

Could you __________ my shirt to the laundrette , please?

• take

• bring