Chapter 4

Question 1

The study of phonetic differences between various forms of a morpheme is termed:

Answer 1

Morphophonemics

Question 2

Morphology is the study of the origin of words

Answer 2

False

Question 3

How many different morphemes are there in the following sentence: “She cooks tasty soups and stews”

Answer 3

9

Question 4

What is the total number of morphemes in this sentence?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

The English word “undesirable” contains _ prefix(es) _ suffix(es) _affix(es)

Answer 5

One prefix
One suffix
Two affixes

Question 6

What kind of morpheme is exemplified by a change rather than an addition (for example the pluralization of mouse to mice)?

Answer 6

Process morpheme

Question 7

What is different between the descriptive and generative approach to language?

Answer 7

The descriptive approach focuses on the structure of language while the generative approach focuses cognition and how the brain formulates language and uses it in real life situations