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Lecture 9: Word Formation in Modern English

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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?

Neologisms (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Examining the patterns of word creation (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Diachronic approach (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Synchronic approach focuses on the existing system of word-formation, while diachronic approach focuses on the history of word-building. (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Back-formation (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

The position of derivative patterns within the structural semantic system of the language (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Lexico-semantic (B) 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?

Class I and Class II classification (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Catcher - catch- and the suffix -er (B) Signup and view all the answers