Final test

What is language borrowing?

• Language from which a word is borrowed, adopted, copied.

• Language that borrows the word.

• Process of importing linguistic items from one linguistic system into another.

What is a loanword?

• a word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.

• The substitution that takes place on the phonological level.

• Adaptation of native words to the new meanings.

What is a recipient language?

• Language from which a word is borrowed, adopted, copied.

• Process of importing linguistic items from one linguistic system into another.

• Language that borrows the word.

What is a donor language?

• Language from which a word is borrowed, adopted, copied.

• Process of importing linguistic items from one linguistic system into another.

• Language that borrows the word.

Blending is a word formation process that removes a few letters when combining two words together

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of compounding?

• spork

• info

• bookshelf

• Pepsi

Which of the following DOES NOT have an affix?

• revisit

• identifier

• ignition

• empire

Identify the process by which these words are formed: Promo

• Acronym

• Clipping

• Blending

• Compounding

The word 'email' was originally a noun but is now also used as a verb. This is an example of:

• collocations

• conversion

• commonisation

The words, such as brunch, edutainment, and emoticon are the examples of________.

• Acronym

• Borrowing

• Blending

• Compounding