8/14/2019 UVA - Morpho-Syntax Test
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UVA
Morpho-syntax Test.
Name:
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1. What am I talking about? ( 1.0)a) . A letter or sound or
group of letters or sounds which are added within
a word, and which change the meaning or function of a word.
b) . A linguistic form which is never used alone but must be
used withanother.
c) Any of the different forms of a morpheme.d) An approach to
linguistics which studies how a language changes
over a period of time.
e) . A group of words which form a grammatical unit and which
contain asubject and a verb.
2. Nouns are often formed by the combination of a free morpheme
and a bound one;such a bound morpheme is an instance of a
derivational suffix. Add the appropriate
suffixes to the following free morphemes to form nouns.(2.0)
a) Please ..b) Content ..c) Sincere d) Happy e) Deep 3. Analyze
the following sentences into clauses,phrases and words,representing
your
analysis by means of a tree diagram. (2.0)
a) The schoolgirl with long fingernails was reprimanded.b) Some
fifteen hundred young people are expected to attend.c) We have
ordered our new colour television sets.d) Four cameras will provide
direct coverage of the mile.e) The bishops have announced
revolutionary changes in the church.4. Analyze the following words
into their constituent morphemes, giving a meaning to
each morpheme.(2.0)
a) Determiners ..b) Unbearably .c) Naturalistic d) Nauseous .e)
Mistrustfulness 5. For the following nouns of English,indicate in
each case what the added allomorph is.
(2.0)
a) Goose geese gooses geesesb) Ox oxs oxen oxensc) Volcano
Volcanoes Volcanos
