Final exam revision 2015

Final Exam Revision

Introduction to the study of EL December 16, 2015

Morphology •

Which letters given in bold below represent prefixes (P)? Are they inflectional (F) or derivational (D)? Write your answer on the line next to the examples.

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overwrite __________ overheat __________ exercise __________ overtly __________

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What is a derivational paradigm?

Provide one English example.

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What is a periphrastic construction in morphology? Provide one example.

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Define (and provide 2 examples of) the process of morphological clipping in English.

What do the following acronyms stand for?

• ESP ___________________________________________ • LCD ___________________________________________ • IMF __________________________________________ • COD ___________________________________________

Syntax •

Which tests are used for determining the existence of structures bigger than word?

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Define (and provide two examples of verbless clauses in English.

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Define and provide one example of complex coordination.

• Name two exponents for the following syntactic functions: – object _______________ – object complement __________________ – adverbial ____________ – subject ___________________

Semantics • Semantics is divided into __________ and __________. • What is sentential ambiguity? Provide at least two examples:

• What are homophones (a)? What are homographs (b)? Provide one example of each.

Are the following pairs of antonyms gradable (G) complementary (C) or relational (R)?

– good bad __________ – expensive cheap __________ – parent offspring __________ – beautiful ugly __________ – false true __________ – pass fail __________