Assignment 1 BBI 3212 ENGLISH SYNTAX AND MORPHOLOGY NAME: _____________________________________
MATRIC NO: ____________________
CENTRE: _____________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT 1 (10%) 1. State the number of morphemes in each of the following words. State whether each word is a simple or complex word. Word
No. of morphemes
owlet tallest oxen whitewater does betray unfortunately
Simple/ complex (circle) Simple/ complex Simple/ complex Simple/ complex Simple/ complex Simple/ complex Simple/ complex Simple/ complex
2. Divide the following words into their component morphemes, and state whether each morpheme is a root or affix. Word e.g. teacher
teach/ er
teach - root,
demigod recycling greedy darkness clarify sensible ability
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er - affix
3.
Represent the structure of the following words using tree diagrams and labeled bracketing. Where an affix is used, state whether the affixation is derivational or inflectional. i.
E.g.
burgled V
V
burgle
[[burgle]V d]V
Af (inflectional affix)
d
ii.
storage
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iii.
foldable
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iv.
runaway train
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v.
millions
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vi.
brotherly
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4.
State the word-formation processes involved in the creation of the following words. (from Parker & Riley 2005)
5.
i.
fanatic
fan
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ii.
formula translation
iii.
common business oriented language
iv.
narcotics agent
v.
tuberculosis
TB
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vi.
nose + bleed
nosebleed
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vii.
as soon as possible
ASAP
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viii.
Earl of Sandwich
sandwich
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x.
camera + video recorder
Fortran
________________ COBOL
narc
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camcorder
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State whether the following words are compounds. i.
The tomatoes are planted in greenhouses.
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ii.
We could see some very big houses along the way.
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iii.
The All Blacks were a formidable team.
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iv.
Their faces were all black and dirty with mud.
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v.
Football is my favourite game.
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vi.
The main ingredient of the dish is sea weed.
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vii.
The girl caught a ladybird.
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viii.
The hockey sticks were kept in the school’s store.
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ix.
Honey roasted almonds are sold in the hypermarket.
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x.
I’ll see you right after noon.
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xi.
I’ll see you in the afternoon.
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6.
For each of the following, state the morphological process that can account for the change in the form of the word given.
E.g. .
clean cleans
inflection________
ii.
seek sought
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iii.
beg begged
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iv.
Mary Mary’s (Mary is)
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v.
drive drove
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vi.
they are they’re
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vii.
enthusiasm enthuse
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viii.
box boxes
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ix.
front upfront
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x.
reform pro-reform
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xi.
reform reformist
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xii.
reformist reformists
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xiii.
market + place marketplace
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xiv.
happy unhappiest
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xv.
think thinking
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xvi.
sheep [sing] sheep [plu]
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xvii.
olive + branch olive branch
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xviii.
go went
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xix.
sing sang
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xx.
drink (V) drink (N)
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xxi.
read (pres) read (past)
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xxii.
love (V) loving (A) or (V)
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xxiii.
also known as aka
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xxiv.
chuckle + snort chortle
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7. E.g.
Name the inflectional morphemes underscored. The girl cried
=
past tense morpheme
i.
The boxes
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ii.
He grieved
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iii.
The prettier one
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