Lecture 9: Word Formation in Modern English
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What is the main focus of the branch of Lexicology known as Word-Formation?

  • Investigating the historical development of language
  • Examining the phonology of the English language
  • Analyzing the derivative structure of existing words (correct)
  • Studying the etymology of words
  • Why are simple words, like 'write', 'please', 'atom', and 'free', relevant to Word-Formation?

  • They serve as the foundation for derived and compound words (correct)
  • They are the result of blending and clipping
  • They are the most common words in the language
  • They are derived from complex words
  • What is the term for studying language at a single point in time, without considering its historical development?

  • Phonological analysis
  • Etymological study
  • Synchronic approach (correct)
  • Diachronic approach
  • What is the term for newly coined words or expressions?

    <p>Neologisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Word-Formation in the context of language study?

    <p>Examining the patterns of word creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for studying language change and development over time?

    <p>Diachronic approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between synchronic and diachronic approaches to linguistics?

    <p>Synchronic approach focuses on the existing system of word-formation, while diachronic approach focuses on the history of word-building.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of deriving a simpler word from a more complex word?

    <p>Back-formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary to determine when analysing word-formation synchronically?

    <p>The position of derivative patterns within the structural semantic system of the language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of word-formation is no longer included in modern classifications?

    <p>Lexico-semantic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the classification system that distinguishes between word-formation means based on the number of motivating bases?

    <p>Class I and Class II classification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a word built using a single motivating base?

    <p>Catcher - catch- and the suffix -er</p> Signup and view all the answers

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