Ling 150 Week 01 Day 3 Review

What is semantics the study of?

• How words are created from parts

• How sentences are created from words

• Meaning

• Language change

The number of morphemes in a word is always the same as the number of syllables.

• True

• False

True or False: Borrowed words usually replace native words with similar meanings.

• True

• False

Which words are native to English?

• chew

• inform

• eat

• sell

Which words are borrowed?

• consume

• watch

• durable

• answer

What is the first step in word analysis?

• Parse

• Gloss

• Literal translation

• Count syllables

Why do languages borrow words?

• Because the spelling is beautiful

• Because speakers are lazy

• Because the sound is beautiful

• Because the other language is prestigious

True or False: 80% of all English words are native.

• True

• False

When we talk about borrowing from classical languages, which languages are we referring to?

• French

• German

• Latin

• Greek

• Italian

True or False: One of the reasons speakers borrow words is need, meaning they don't already have a native word for a particular item or concept.

• True

• False