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Eng 211: English Morphology Question Paper

Eng 211: English Morphology

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Linguistics

Institution: Rongo University question papers

Exam Year:2017

Answer question one and any other two

1.a.Study the data set below from Aztec dialect of Veracruz and answer the questions that follow

WORD. . GLOSS
ni coka I cry
ni coka? I cried
ni mayana. Iam hungry
ni mayana I was hungry
ni mayanaya. I was hungry . (and may still be)
ti mayana. You(singular) are . hungry
ti coka You(singular) cry
ni cokay. I was crying (and . still may be)
ni cokas I will cry

-Identify the morphemes and their meanings (16mks)

-Identify the root,bases and stems in the data above(6mks)

b.With examples explain the meaning open and closed class categories (4mks)

c.Differentiate between predicative and attributive adjectives (4mks)

2.With illustrations ,define the following terms as used in the grammar of English (20mks)

a.Concrete and abstract nouns
b.Count and uncountable nouns
c.Proper and common nouns
d.Regular and irregular adjectives

3.Discuss the four approaches to defining the concept word and cite strengths and weakness in each case (20mks)

4.With examples discuss the difference between the items in the following pairs (20mks)
a.Free and bound morphemes
b.Synonyms and antonyms
c.Static and dynamic verbs
d.Reflexive and indefinite pronouns

5.Explain the term allomorph .(4mks)
b.Using two examples in each case ,describe the allomorphs of the regular English plural and compare them with allomorphs of English possessive(16mks)

Eng 211: English Morphology Question Paper

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