Morphology and Syntax

ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012 DECEMBER EXAMINATION UALL1113/ UALL2013 ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX ANSWERS

Q2.

Examine the words given in the box below. Cluster them and state the terms according to their respective word formation processes. An example has been done for you as in (0). Ergophobia Telemarketing Phone Biotech Pro Televise Liaison Pea Editor Sandwich Motherboard Boycott Podcast Exam Scuba Kippers Monokini Jeep Fence sitter fax

(0) (a)

PIGS, DoTA

ACRONYMS Coinage borrowing clipping backformation blending Compounding Acronyms

Ergophobia, sandwich, Boycott (b) Liaison, editor (c) Pro, phone, fax, exam (d) Pea, televise, monokini (e) Biotech, telemarketing, Podcast (f) Motherboard, Fence sitter (g) Scuba, Kippers, Jeep

Q3. This answer key consists of 6 questions on 9 printed pages.

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Word (0)

Word Class

Affix(es)

Derivation /Inflection

Stem/Root

(0.4 m) (a) Popularity (b) Disparaging (c) Users’ N Adj N Adj Adv Adj N N

(0.4 m) -ity -ing -r/s/s’ -ly -est -ation/ -ize -s/ -ion/ re-es/ -ity/ -ive -ing

(0.4 m) Derivation Derivation Derivation/Inflection/ Inflection Derivation Inflection Derivation/ derivation Inflection/ Derivation/ Derivation Inflection/ Derivation/ Derivation Derivation

(0.4 m) Popular Disparage Use/ Users/user Imperative Important Large Socialize/ Social Reaction/ React/ Act Activity/ Active/ Act Engage

Word Class of the Stem/Root (0.4 m) Adj V N/N/N Adj Adj Adj Verb/ Adj N/ V/ V N/ Adj/ V V

(d) Imperative (e) (f) Importantly Largest

(g) Socialization (h) Reactions

(i)

Activities

N

(j)

Engaging

N

Q1.

Apply the phrase structural rules by writing out the corresponding rules for each of the sentences below in the answer booklet provided. An example has been done for you.

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(a)

She said that she will wait for him.  NP  N’ N V C  NP  N’ N  Aux VP V P N’ N

S NP N’ VP CP S’ NP N’ VP VP VP PP NP N’

VP

CP S’ VP

VP PP NP

(b)

The