Task 1 Morphology
Task 1 Morphology
Task 1 Morphology
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MORPHOLOGY
“ when he arrived in the morning, the old man had an umbrella and a large plastic bag full of
books .”
When = conjunction
He = Pronoun
In = Preposition
The = Article
An = Article
And = Conjunction
A = Article
Of = Preposition
2. (a) list the bound morphemes in these words : fearlessly, misleads, previewer, shortened, unhappier
Fearlessly
Less: suffix
Ly: suffix
Misleads
Mis: prefix
S: suffix
Previewer
Pre: prefix
Er: suffix
Shortened
En: suffix
Ed: suffix
Unhappier
Un: prefix
Er: suffix
(b) which of these words has a bound stem : construct, deceive, introduce, repeat?
Construct: Is not word that has a bound stem
Deceive: De- Ceive is Bound stem
Introduce: Intro-Duce is Bound stem
Repeat: Re-Peat is Bound stem
( c ) which of these words contains an allomorph of the morpheme “past tense” : are, have, must,
sitting, waits?
Are + past tense : produces past form “were“ as irregular verb
Have + past tense: produces past form “had” as irregular verb
Must: does not contain an allomorph of the morpheme “past tense” because it does not
have past tense
Sitting + past tense: produces past form “sat“ as irregular verb.
Waits + past tense: produces past form “waited“ as regular verb.
“ (‘s)”, as abbreviation
“er”, as comparative
“est”, as superlative
“s”, as plural
4. What are the Allomorphs of the morpheme “ plural “ in this set of English words : criteria, dogs,
oxen, deer, judges, stimuli?
5. What is reduplication ?
Reduplication is the process repetition of word that has a same root word, sometimes change the
first or last letter from the word.
Ex: - Tip-Top
- Chit-Chat
- Teeny-Weeny
6. Provide equivalent forms, in the language listed, for the English translations shown on the right
below .
7. What is “suppletion”? was there an example of an English suppletive form described in this chapter ?
Suppletion is complement. But suppletion also can be defined as a word that has same meaning
but different form.
Ex: Nose = Nassal.
Note: I didn`t find suppletion`s example in this chapter. So, I just mentioned word from my
opinion.
9. What are enclitics and proclitics ? does English have both ? what are some typical English examples?
Why aren’t they just called affixes?
Enclitics and Proclitics aren’t called as affixes because they are abbreviation word and using the
abbreviation word as connector of words.