Grammatical Morphology in English 09

<p>The phrase &quot;the Queen of England's big secret&quot; versus &quot;the guys next to you's phone&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>good - better (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Portmanteau morph (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflected languages use bound morphemes to express grammatical relations, while isolating languages use free morphemes. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>house - houses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a word that is not easily segmented into its constituent morphemes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Suppletion involves a complete change in the stem, while allomorphy involves a partial change. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a plural marker. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They heavily rely on inflectional suffixes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to the verb and are semantically predictable. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The phrase 'going to' originally meant only physical movement, but now can express various abstract meanings. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Informal speech can influence standard language, leading to grammatical evolution through phonological reduction and reanalysis. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A lexical verb expresses the main action or state of the verb phrase, while an auxiliary verb supports the lexical verb and provides additional grammatical information. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It combines various grammatical categories, including mood, aspect, and tense, in a sophisticated and nuanced way. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The different forms of verbs based on tense, aspect, and mood. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reconsidering the relationship between a verb and its auxiliary verb, redefining their functions within a phrase. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The interplay between different grammatical categories in the English verb phrase. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More beautiful (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analytic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are based on the addition of bound morphemes to the base form. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comparative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>infinitive, present participle, past participle, gerund (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tense (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sheep (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rise of analytic strategies. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Present participle and past participle. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A lexeme is a dictionary entry, while a word-form is a specific grammatical variant. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It signifies a simple active voice. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The grammatical paradigm of English verbs. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish syntactic coherence in a construction. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are the primary mechanism for conveying grammatical meaning. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It carries a significant meaning despite the lack of explicit signaling. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When several word-forms within a construction share the same grammatical category. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The agreement between the subject and verb in terms of person and number. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The function of a word requiring a specific grammatical category in a dependent word. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Case (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves adding prefixes or suffixes to existing words. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Languages that use chains of morphemes to express grammar.

The smallest unit of meaning in language.

A continuum where forms can range from grammatical to lexical.

A morphological marker that conveys smallness or intimacy.

A grammatical form that indicates ownership.

The study of word formation and structure in a language, focusing on grammatical categories.

Older grammatical strategies that modify words using inflections or changes in the word itself.

More recent grammatical strategies that use additional words to express grammatical relationships instead of modifying the words themselves.

A grammatical category in adjectives that includes positive, comparative, and superlative forms.

A term describing the historical development and evolution of language over time.

A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.

A process where the meaning of a word becomes less specific over time.

The process by which words develop new grammatical functions.

A linguistic change where a word or phrase is understood differently than before.

The process where unstressed syllables become less distinct in speech.

Two types of grammatical markers in English; analytic uses more words, synthetic uses fewer.

Also known as 'helpers', these verbs add grammatical meaning to main verbs.

English verb phrases can have multiple elements, including auxiliaries and main verbs.

A set of related word forms that display inflectional changes for tense, number, etc.

The base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to'.

A verb form ending in -ing, used for continuous aspects.

A verb form used with auxiliary verbs to indicate completed actions.

Verbs that do not follow standard rules for conjugation.

Selection of a grammatical form based on the specific word used.

The absence of an explicit grammatical signal that conveys meaning.

When multiple word-forms in a construction share the same grammatical category.

The grammatical agreement between a subject and its verb, especially in the 3rd person singular.

The structural consistency provided by grammatical marking in sentences.

The use of affixes or changes in word forms to indicate grammatical relationships.

When one word requires a particular grammatical category in another dependent word.

The grammatical correspondence in number among words in a sentence.

Meaning conveyed without explicit grammatical signals.

Variations of a stem occurring due to morphological rules.

A single form that fuses two morphemes together.

A morphological change where an unrelated form replaces a morpheme.

Languages that use bound morphemes to convey grammatical information.

Languages that use independent morphemes and word order for grammar.

Morphemes that express grammatical relationships and information.

When different forms for the same grammatical function are used, not similar.