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LING 203 - Morphology and Syntax > Jan 22 - Inflectional Values > Flashcards

Jan 22 - Inflectional Values Flashcards

1
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marks the subject

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CASE: nominative

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2
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Marks the direct object

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CASE: accusative

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Marks the possessive

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CASE; genitive

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Marks the indirect object

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CASE: dative

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5
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means ‘movement away from’

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CASE: ablative

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Marks masculine, feminine or neutral, or noun class

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GENDER/NOUN CLASS

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Marks number

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PERSON (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)

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What are the inflectional features of “I”?

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PERSON: 1st
NUMBER: SG
CASE: nom

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What are the inflectional features of “him”?

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PERSON: 3rd
NUMBER: SG
CASE: acc
GENDER: masc

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What are the inflectional features of “our”?

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PERSON: 1ST
NUMBER: PL
CASE: gen

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Marks past, present, future, present perfect, imperfect, etc.

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TENSE

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What are the inflectional values of “eats”?

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PERSON: 3rd
NUMBER: SG
TENSE: present

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Marks the temporal unfolding of an event (perfect, imperfect, progressive, inceptive, habitual)

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ASPECT

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Marks indicative, imperative, subjunctive, realis, irrealis, etc.

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MOOD

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What inflectional features are common of nouns and pronouns?

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NUMBER, CASE, GENDER, PERSON

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What inflectional features are common of verbs?

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NUMBER, PERSON, TENSE, ASPECT, MOOD, POLARITY

17
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What inflectional features are common of adjectives, demonstratives, relative pronouns, and adpositions?

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NUMBER, CASE, GENDER, PERSON, DEGREE

18
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Marks given evidence to a claim

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EVIDENTIALITY

19
Q

Marks affirmative or negative

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POLARITY

20
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Marks positive, superlative, comparison, equative

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DEGREE

21
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Marks verb as finite, infinitive, past participle, present participle, etc.

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VERB FORM

22
Q

What is the VFORM of the English word eaten?

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VFORM: Past participle (PSP)

23
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What are the nine inflectional affixes in English?

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  • s to nouns for PLURAL NUMBER
  • ’s to nouns for CASE GENITIVE
  • s to verbs for NON-PAST TENSE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR
  • ed on verbs indicates TENSE PAST
  • ing on verbs forms PAST PARTICIPLE VFORM
  • en or -ed on verbs forms PAST PARTICIPLE VFORM
  • n’t on auxiliary verbs notes POLARITY NEGATIVE
  • er on adjectives indicates DEGREE COMPARITIVE
  • est on adjectives indicates DEGREE SUPERLATIVE
24
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-s

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-s to nouns for PLURAL NUMBER

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-‘s

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-‘s to nouns for CASE GENITIVE

26
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-s

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-s to verbs for NON-PAST TENSE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR

27
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-ed

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-ed on verbs indicates TENSE PAST

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-ing

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-ing on verbs forms PAST PARTICIPLE VFORM

29
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-en or -ed

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-en or -ed on verbs forms PAST PARTICIPLE VFORM

30
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-n’t

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-n’t on auxiliary verbs notes POLARITY NEGATIVE

31
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-er

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-er on adjectives indicates DEGREE COMPARITIVE

32
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-est

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-est on adjectives indicates DEGREE SUPERLATIVE

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