EXAM Subsystems

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Study of sound systems. How it’s organised

Question 2

Morphology

Answer 2

Study of word structure

Question 3

Lexicology

Answer 3

The study of vocabulary of languages

Question 4

Morphemes

Answer 4

The smallest meaningful unit of grammar

Question 5

Syntax

Answer 5

Study of sentence structure

Question 6

Phonetics

Answer 6

The study of speech and sound

Question 7

Semantics

Answer 7

The study of linguistic meaning

Question 8

Give an example of semantic fields

Answer 8

Football, cricket, tennis, golf… Semantic field is sport

Question 9

Derivational

Answer 9

Forms new words and changes parts of speech. Eg UNbelievable

Question 10

Inflectional

Answer 10

Doesn’t create new words but adds grammatical meaning or changes tense… Eg singING

Question 11

Denotative meaning

Answer 11

Literal dictionary meaning of the word

Question 12

Connotative meaning

Answer 12

Cultural meaning associated behind the word

Question 13

Subject

Answer 13

Clausal constituent about which something is stated. Eg- THE MAN is tall

Question 14

Predicate

Answer 14

Part of the sentence that provides information about the subject. Eg - the man IS TALL

Question 15

Independent ( main ) clause

Answer 15

Sentence which can stand on its own. Eg - heavy things fall quickly

Question 16

Dependant ( subordinate ) clauses

Answer 16

Sentence which cannot stand on its own. Eg- over the haystack