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. – – – –
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 __________