Final Exam Revision
Introduction to the English Studies December 23, 2016
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 __________
What is a derivational paradigm? Provide one English example.
What is a periphrastic construction in morphology? Provide one example.
Define (and provide 2 examples of) the process of morphological clipping in English.
What do the following acronyms stand for? ESP ___________________________________________ LCD ___________________________________________ IMF ___________________________________________ COD ___________________________________________ WASP __________________________________________ HMS ___________________________________________ FRY ___________________________________________ BASIC __________________________________________ EFTA ___________________________________________ DNA ____________________________________________ REM ____________________________________________
Syntax
Which tests are used for determining the existence of structures bigger than word?
Define (and provide an example of a verbless clause in English.
Define and provide one example of complex coordination.
Name two exponents for the following syntactic functions:
object _______________ object complement __________________ adverbial ____________ subject ___________________ subject complement _________________
Semantics ď Ź
Semantics is divided into __________ and __________.
ď Ź
What is sentential ambiguity? Provide at least two examples:
ď Ź
What are homophones? What are homographs ? 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 __________