英语语言学Chapter3

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Chapter3

Ⅱ.Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given:

11. M is the smallest meaningful unit of language. (Morpheme)

12. The affix “-ish” in the word boyish conveys a meaning.

13. B morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.

affixes.

15. D affixes are added to an existing form to create words.

16. Ais added to the end of stems to modify the meaning of the original word and it may case change its part of speech.

17. C is the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words.

18. The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word are rules.

can be viewed as the addition of affixes to stems to form new words.

20. As can be a bound root, a free morpheme, or a derived form itself to which a derivational affix can be added.

21. Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the of words and the by which words are formed.

22. Morphology can be subdivided into two branches: morphology and or morphology.

23. The phonological and orthographical realizations of a morpheme are termed .

24. [-t]、[-d]、[-id] are of the morpheme {-ed}.

25. “Careless” is the of the word “carelessness”.

26. “Gentle” is the of the word “gentlemanliness”.

27. A morpheme can convey two kinds of meanings: meaning and meaning.

28. affixes, ffixes, and roots are all bound morphemes.

29. Compared with a free phrase, a compound has different

features.

30. The allomorphs [-s] and [-iz] of the morpheme {plural} indicates the applications of the rule and rule.

III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:

21. The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a(n) ______.

A. bound morpheme B. bound form

C. inflectional morpheme D. free morpheme

22. The compound word “bookstore” is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound__________.

A. is the sum total of the meaning of its components

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B. can always be worked out by looking at the meanings of morphemes

C. is the same as the meaning of a free phrase.

D. None of the above.

23. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of __________.

A. the first element

B. the second element

C. either the first or the second element

D. both the first and the second elements

24. _______ are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.

A. Free morphemes B. Bound morphemes

C. Bound words D. Words

25. _________ is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.

A. Syntax B. Grammar

C. Morphology D. Morpheme

26. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is _______.

A. lexical B. morphemic

C. grammatical D. semantic

27. Bound morphemes are those that___________.

A. have to be used independently

B. can not be combined with other morphemes

C. can either be free or bound

D. have to be combined with other morphemes

28. _______ modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part of speech of the original word.

A. Prefixes B. Suffixes

C. Roots D. Affixes

29. _________ are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by the linguists.

A. Words B. Morphemes

C. Phonemes D. Sentences

30. “-s” in the word “books” is _______.

A. a derivative affix B. a stem

C. an inflectional affix D. a root

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31. Morphology is the study of _______.

32. Which of the following does NOT belong to “open class words”?

A. Nouns B. Adjectives

C. Conjunctions D. Adverbs

33. What is the minimal unit of meaning?

A. Phoneme B. Morpheme

C. Allophone D. Allomorph

34. There are ______ morphemes in the word “undesirableity”.

A. three B. four

C. five D. six

35. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?

A. Rainbow B. Inaction

C. Icy-cold D. Unpleasant

36. ______ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used a separate words.

A. Roots B. Stems

C. Affixes D. Compounds

37. Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they ______.

A. are complex words

B. are technical words

C. refer to the commonest things in life

D. denote the most important concepts

38. All the following words contain the inflectional affixes except _______.

A. cares B. careful

C. faster D. books

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