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All affixes in English are bound morphemes.
True
False
Choose the best answer:
A morpheme has
just meaning and no grammatical function
grammatical function or meaning
grammatical function but no meaning
None of them
What's the correct morphological representation in the following words. ( root - affixes )
"Preschoolers"
pre - schooler - s
pre - school - er - s
preschool - er - s
pre - school - ers
They are bound morphemes that occur before, within or after a base.
Infixes
Prefixes
Suffixes
Affixes
Which is NOT a characteristic of inflectional suffixes?
They come last in a word
They do not pile up
They change the part of speech of a word
They go with all stems
Word formation processes in which words are combined are:
compounding and blending
back-formation and clipping
eponyms
Word formation processes in which words are shortened are:
compounding and blending
back-formation and clipping
conversion
We offer free __________________ for purchases over € 100 (DELIVER).
deliverable
deliverer
delivery
You need a lot of (a) to write a good story (IMAGINE)
. I have a very good (a) with both my parents (RELATION)
BRUNCH
blending
clipping
compounding
conversion
The process of reducing a word such as a noun to a shorter version and using it as a new word such as a verb.
Clipping
Blending
Compounding
Backformation
The process of changing the function of a word, such as a noun to a verb (without any reduction) as a way of forming new words.
Conversion
Clipping
Borrowing
Acronym
A new word formed from the initial letters of other words.
Calque
Acronym
Clipping
Compounding
The process of combining two (or more) words to form a new word.
Compounding
Derivation
Blending
Clipping
The process of forming new words by adding affixes.
Borrowing
Backformation
Compounding
Derivation
The process of changing the function of a word, such as a noun to a verb (without any reduction) as a way of forming new words.
Conversion
Clipping
Borrowing
Acronym
Which is NOT an example of "allomorph"?
The plural morpheme in English (-s, -es, en)
The negative morphemes in English (un-, im-, il-, in-)
Some derivational morphemes in English (-ment, ly, -able)
What is a morphemes?
The minimal item of a linguistic unit
The minimal pair of a chosen phrase
The smallest meaningful unit of a word
The smallest unit of a particular language
Which choice describes the basic properties of derivational morphemes?
Derivational morphemes are affixes which change numbers or tenses
Derivational morphemes are affixes which can change the meaning or parts of speech of words
What is the main difference between free and bound morphemes?
Free morphemes belong in the open class and all bound morphemes belong in the closed class
Free morphemes are dependent and must be attached to another morpheme where as bound morphemes are independent
Free morphemes can stand alone, but bound morphemes have to be attached to a base morpheme/root
Derivational rules can be applied ONLY ONCE to a stem to produce new lexical items (e.g. friend --> friendly).
True
False
Which choice shows an example of an inflectional morpheme?
Reform --> Reformation
Replace --> Replacement
Regret --> Regrets
How many morphemes do the words "unreliable" & "antiestablishment" have?
2 & 3
2 & 2
3 & 3
1 & 1
Which is an example of using affixation to form new words?
Storeroom
Disappear
Blanket (v) --> blanket (n) --> blanket (adj)
