What does Bloomfield (1933) suggest is a key feature of compounds?

Accent subordination or emphasis on one part of the word

What does the inconsistent writing of compounds refer to?

Compounds sometimes appearing as one word, hyphenated or two separate words

Which of the following best describes a compound word?

A word formed by combining two independent words with a new meaning.

Which of the following examples best illustrates a compound, according to phonology rules?

"WHITEhouse" referring to the U.S. President’s residence

What is a listeme in linguistics?

A word or expression that must be memorized individually

Why are idioms considered listemes?

Their meanings cannot be understood from individual words

According to Katamba (1993), why is spelling (orthography) not a reliable indicator of compounds?

Spelling can make compounds look identical to regular phrases

What role do phonological factors play in compound formation according to Katamba?

They help create rhymes in compounds

What best describes a syntactic object?

A phrase that can be manipulated according to grammatical rules

What distinguishes a syntactic atom from a syntactic object?

Syntactic atoms always a single word while syntactic objects can be phrases

What is meant by a compound?

A word formed from two/more bases that can stand alone as independent words

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What does Bloomfield (1933) suggest is a key feature of compounds?
Spelling consistency
Equal stress on all parts of the word
The use of hyphens
Accent subordination or emphasis on one part of the word
2
Which of the following would likely be a listeme?
Kicked
Taught
Jumps
Cats
3
What does the inconsistent writing of compounds refer to?
Compounds never being written with spaces between words
Compounds sometimes appearing as one word, hyphenated or two separate words
Compounds always being written with hyphens
Compounds only being written as two separate words
4
Which of the following best describes a compound word?
A word created by adding a prefix or suffix to a root word.
A word that can only be written with a hyphen.
A word formed by combining two independent words with a new meaning.
A word that always maintains the meaning of its original parts.
5
Which of the following examples best illustrates a compound, according to phonology rules?
"WHITEhouse" referring to the U.S. President’s residence
"ICE CREAM" with equal stress on both words
"GREEN HOUSE" describing any house painted green
"WHITE HOUSE" to describe any white-colored house
6
What is a listeme in linguistics?
A word or expression that must be memorized individually
A predictable word form based on grammatical rules
A type of punctuation in language
A structural rule in sentence formation
7
Why are idioms considered listemes?
They follow a predictable grammatical pattern
They have direct translations in other languages
Their meanings cannot be understood from individual words
hey are always used formally
8
According to Katamba (1993), why is spelling (orthography) not a reliable indicator of compounds?
Orthography relies entirely on phonology to indicate compounds
Spelling can make compounds look identical to regular phrases
Spelling rules are consistently followed with compounds
Orthography always indicates compounds clearly
9
What is the object of study in morphology?
Sentence
Word
Paragraph
Phrase
10
What role do phonological factors play in compound formation according to Katamba?
They help create rhymes in compounds
Phonological factors do not play a role in compound formation
They lead to the formation of longer sentences
They combine words into a complete phrase
11
Which of the following is an example of a syntactic object?
"Happy"
"Cat"
"Beautiful sunset"
"Jumped over the fence"
12
What best describes a syntactic object?
A word that has multiple meanings
A phrase that can be manipulated according to grammatical rules
A single word that cannot be divided
A group of words that always has a hidden meaning
13
Which of these would NOT be classified as a listeme?
The plural form "children"
The irregular verb "went"
The idiom "spill the beans"
The verb "studied"
14
What distinguishes a syntactic atom from a syntactic object?
Syntactic atoms can include verbs, while syntactic objects only nouns
Syntactic objects have no meaning, while syntactic atoms do
Syntactic atoms always a single word while syntactic objects can be phrases
Syntactic atoms can change form, while syntactic objects cannot
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What is meant by a compound?
A word consisting of only one base
A phrase formed from two words
A sentence containing two or more words
A word formed from two/more bases that can stand alone as independent words

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