LING2800 Language and Mind - Week 6 Morphology

Based on the comic strip, which of the following is NOT a real prefix used in English morphology?

• B) Ex-

• A) Un-

• E) Sub-

• D) Dis-

• C) Anti-

What do speakers know about the words of their language? If you know a word, you know its form and its _______.

• meaning

• color

• origin

• size

What is the relationship between form and meaning?

• Direct

• Arbitrary

• Fixed

• Predictable

Form and meaning are separate. Words that have the same form can have a _______ meaning.

• different

• similar

• identical

• opposite

What is the correct past tense form of the word 'walk'?

• a) walk

• b) walked

• c) walking

Fill in the blank: I saw a ______ student.

• happy.

• sad.

• angry.

• excited.

We can figure out the meanings of new words. Someone who gorfs is a gorfer.

• Someone who gorfs is a gorfer.

• Someone who gorfs is a gorfing.

• Someone who gorfs is a gorfee.

• Someone who gorfs is a gorferer.

We can figure out the meanings of new words. The state of being filt is filtness.

• What is the state of being filt?

• filtness

• filtitude

• filtation

• filtology

We can figure out the meanings of new words. Someone who fears wugs is a wugophobe.

• What is a wugophobe?

• A lover of wugs

• A wug collector

• A wug trainer

Which of the following word combinations is correct?

• run-ish

• boy-ish

• *run-ish

• red-ish