Linguistics Word Formation Quiz
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What is the process of creating a new word in a different part of speech without adding any affixes called?

  • Conversion (correct)
  • Inflection
  • Derivation
  • Compounding

    • How many approaches are there to the study of conversion?

  • Two (correct)
  • Three
  • One
  • Four

    • Which of the following is a compound word?

  • Handhold (correct)
  • Lovely
  • Green
  • Worker

    • What do you understand by the term 'shortening'?

    <p>Part of the word is omitted and used for the whole (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by the term 'backformation'?

    <p>Subtracting a real or supposed suffix from the original word (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the abbreviation for 'for example'?

    <p>e.g. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the definition of 'lexeme'?

    <p>A word in all its forms and meanings (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the abbreviation 'B.C.' represent?

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

    What is the primary focus of synchronic study in linguistics?

    <p>Present-day language systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a way of word formation in Modern English?

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

    What is the main function of derivational morphemes?

    <p>They form new words (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two main types of word formation?

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

    Which of the following is a noun-forming productive affix?

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

    Which languages have influenced the borrowing of affixes in English?

    <p>Greek, Latin, and French (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which criteria distinguish between a compound and a word combination?

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

    What defines partially motivated compound words?

    <p>Their meanings can be guessed partially (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -er generally indicate?

    <p>A person in relation to their occupation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic does the suffix -ish often imply?

    <p>Insufficiency of quality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many classifications of compound words are there?

    <p>6 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes non-motivated compound words?

    <p>Their meanings cannot be deduced from their components (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are homonymic affixes defined as?

    <p>Affixes with identical spelling but different meanings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following suffixes is commonly used to form adjectives?

    <p>able (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best defines suffixes?

    <p>They follow the root and often form a new word class. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true about functionals and derivationals?

    <p>Functionals supply lexical meaning (A), Derivationals convey grammatical meaning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to words that have similar meanings and can often be used interchangeably?

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

    Which of the following statements correctly defines antonymy in linguistics?

    <p>Words with opposite meanings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What classification is used to differentiate synonyms?

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

    Which term is used to describe the study of phrases and their expressions in linguistics?

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

    Which term refers to a group of words that are commonly used together to convey a specific meaning?

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

    What term describes two or more words derived from the same basic word through different routes?

    <p>Etymological doublets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant reason for the borrowing of Latin and Greek into English?

    <p>The Adoption of Christianity in the 6th century (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Latin and Greek borrowings in English are primarily associated with which type of vocabulary?

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

    What is the nucleus of the lexical meaning of a word?

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

    What type of word is formed using a root and an affix?

    <p>Derived word (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a blend in linguistics?

    <p>A word created from non-morphemic parts of existing words (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following definitions fits an acronym in linguistic terms?

    <p>A word created from the initial letters of two or more words (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the subject matter of word-formation?

    <p>Morphemic structure and word building methods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary reason that phonemes affect communication?

    <p>They are related to the meaning of words based on order and arrangement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of Lexicology?

    <p>Syntax (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does etymology study?

    <p>The origin of words (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which century did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes migrate to the British Isles?

    <p>Fifth century AD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of a borrowing or loan-word?

    <p>A word assimilated from one language into another (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant development in Europe during the first century BC?

    <p>The existence of only tribal and Latin languages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of changes can be registered when examining a word's historical development?

    <p>Changes in its semantic and morphological structures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Germanic tribes learn from the Romans?

    <p>New culinary practices and agriculture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Lexicology

    • Lexicology is derived from a Greek and Latin word, along with a French word
    • It is a branch of general linguistics, connected with phonetics, grammar, stylistics, and the history of language
    • Different types of lexicology exist, including general, special, descriptive, historical, and comparative lexicology
    • Main subdivisions of lexicology include: lexicography, etymology, word formation, phraseology, and semasiology

    Etymology

    • Etymology examines the origin of words
    • This includes their historical development, including the linguistic and extralinguistic forces that modify words

    Lexicography

    • Lexicography deals with compiling dictionaries

    Word Formation

    • Word formation involves creating new words from existing words
    • Key processes include:
      • Affixation (adding prefixes and suffixes)
      • Composition (combining existing words)
      • Conversion (changing a word's part of speech)
      • Shortening
      • Blending
      • Back-formation

    Semantics

    • Semasiology studies the meaning and changes in meaning of words
    • It also looks at the different ways words acquire new meanings

    Contrastive Lexicology

    • It studies common features of vocabularies of different languages

    Other

    • Borrowed words are words adopted from one language into another. These words are often adapted to the standards of the new language
    • Native words are original to a specific language
    • A blend is a word or phrase formed by combining elements from two or more existing words or phrases.
    • An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a phrase or set of words.
    • A clipping is a shortened form of a longer word.
    • Idioms are expressions that have a specific meaning that is different from the meanings of its separate words

    Other Terms

    • Neologisms are newly created words
    • Archaisms are words that are no longer in common use
    • Barbarisms are words adopted into a language but do not conform to the accepted, established form of the language.

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    Test your knowledge on various word formation processes in linguistics. This quiz covers topics such as conversion, derivational morphemes, and different forms of word creation. Challenge yourself with questions about compounds, backformation, and language influences on English.

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