Final exam revision 2016

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 __________

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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 ___________________________________________  WASP __________________________________________  HMS ___________________________________________  FRY ___________________________________________  BASIC __________________________________________  EFTA ___________________________________________  DNA ____________________________________________  REM ____________________________________________

Syntax 

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

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Define (and provide an example of a verbless clause in English.

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Define and provide one example of complex coordination.

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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 __________