word formation

What is affixation?

• Joining two independent words

• Changing word order in a sentence

• Adding affixes to a base morpheme

• Repeating a word for emphasis

Which of the following is an example of a word formed by affixation?

• Toothbrush

• Grandmother

• High school

• Unhappy

In the word “singer,” the suffix -er is used to:

• Makes it a verb

• Makes it a noun

• Makes it smaller

• Adds no meaning

Which word has a prefix?

• Unkind

• teacher

• book

• love

What are prefixes and suffixes called?

• Sentences

• Adjectives

• Affixes

• Word endings

What is Calquing?

• Using words from only one language.

• The process of randomly creating new words.

• Making up nonsense words without meaning.

• A word formation process where a borrowed word or phrase is literally translated from one language to another.

What is the role of a suffix in word formation?

• To change the meaning of the base word

• To indicate the tense of a verb

• To create a compound word

• To form a synonym

What is the process of derivation in linguistics?

• Using synonyms to replace a word

• Creating new words by adding prefixes or suffixes

• Combining two words to form a new one

• Changing the pronunciation of a word

Why are Calques Important?

• hey show how ideas travel across cultures and evolve through translation

• They make words more complicated.

• They only exist in modern English.

• They keep languages completely isolated.

Which of the following is an example of a calque?

• Blue blood

• taxi

• thank you

• Karaoke