Lexicology - YULE , Chapters 7 and 8.

Question 1

🔹 18️⃣ Which of these is an example of a syntactic rule in English?

Accepted Answer

C) Articles (a, the) must come before nouns.

Question 2

🔹 17️⃣ How do deep and surface structure differ?

Accepted Answer

B) Deep structure is the meaning, surface structure is the sentence form.

Question 3

5️⃣ Which word has 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀?If: "re-" means again,Then: "reread" has two morphemes,So it is..

Accepted Answer

A) Undoing

Question 4

8️⃣ A𝗱𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 in Kanuri?If: "nəm-" makes wors into 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀,Then: "nəm karite" is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

🔹 19️⃣ Which of the following is NOT a key concept in syntactic analysis?

Accepted Answer

C) Morphemes

Question 6

2️⃣ What is a 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘅?If: -ly, -ness, -ing are suffixes Then: They change word meaning, So it is...

Accepted Answer

C) A word ending

Question 7

3️⃣ Which word has a 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲?If: A morpheme is smallest unit,Then: "-er" adds meaning in teacher,So it is...

Accepted Answer

B) -er

Question 8

🔹 22️⃣ Which type of grammar aims to describe the rules that native speakers follow when forming sentences?

Accepted Answer

A) Generative grammar

Question 9

9️⃣ What is the 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 of "doctor" in Ganda? If: "omu-" = singular and "aba-" = plural.

Accepted Answer

A) aba sawo

Question 10

7️⃣ What does "nəm-" do in Kanuri?If: "nəm-" forms 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀,Then: karite → "nəm" karite,So it is...

Accepted Answer

B) Changes adjectives to nouns

Question 11

🔹 14️⃣ Which approach to syntax suggests that sentences are generated from a set of rules?

Accepted Answer

C) Generative Grammar

Question 12

1️⃣2️⃣What does "-𝘂𝗺-" do in Tagalog? If: basa → bumasa ("read"-"READ! > : ("), So the prefix "um"...

Accepted Answer

D) Changes verb to command

Question 13

🔹 16️⃣ Which of the following sentences demonstrates structural ambiguity?

Accepted Answer

B) She saw the man with the telescope.

Question 14

🔹 13️⃣ What is the purpose of syntactic rules?

Accepted Answer

B) To show the correct word order in a sentence

Question 15

1️⃣1️⃣"𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻" in Ganda?If: omu (singular prefix)→ aba (plural prefix)Then: "aba kazi" is plural...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

🔹 15️⃣ In generative grammar, what is the term for the underlying meaning of a sentence?

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B) Deep structure

Question 17

🔹 20️⃣ What makes structural ambiguity possible?

Accepted Answer

C) Two different deep structures for one surface structure

Question 18

6️⃣ What is the 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻 form of "big" (kura)?If: "nəm-" makes 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀,Then: kura → "n

Accepted Answer

A) nəm kura

Question 19

🔟How do you form 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 in Ilocano?If: Plurals repeat part of word,For example : úlo → ul-úlo,So you have to...

Accepted Answer

B) Repeat the first part

Question 20

🔹 21️⃣ What is recursion in syntax?

Accepted Answer

C) The ability to embed one phrase within another

Question 21

4️⃣ Where is the 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘅 in "unfriendly"?If: "un-" = prefix, "-ly" = suffix,Then: "friendly" has meaning,So it is..

Accepted Answer

B) -ly ✅

Question 22

1️⃣ Which part of "happiness" is the 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘅?If: A suffix changes meaning,Then: happi- is the root. So it is...

Accepted Answer

B) -ness

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