Morphology

Question 1

Derivation

Answer 1

Affixational process that forms a word with a meaning/category distinct from base

Question 2

Class 1 affix

Answer 2

Trigger changes in consonant, vowel or stress placement

Question 3

Class 2 affix

Answer 3

phonologically neutral

Question 4

Which comes first? Class 1 or 2 affix

Answer 4

Class 1 comes first, class 2 cannot intervene between class 1 and root

Question 5

Compounding

Answer 5

Combination of two already existing words

Question 6

Endocentric compound

Answer 6

Denotes subtype of its rightmost word

Question 7

Exocentric compound

Answer 7

Meaning of compound doesn’t follow it’s parts

Question 8

Inflection

Answer 8

Modification of word to indicate its grammatical information

Question 9

What comes first, derivation or inflection?

Answer 9

Derivation

Question 10

Internal change

Answer 10

Substituting one nonmorphemic segment for another to mark grammatical contrast

E.g. Sing sang

Question 11

Suppletion

Answer 11

Replacing morphine with entirely different morphed to indicate grammatical contrast

E.g. Good better

Question 12

Cliticization

Answer 12

Morpheus that cannot stand alone and must be pronounced with another word (host)

Question 13

Conversion/zero derivation

Answer 13

Assigning new syntactical category to an existing word without changing anything

Question 14

Clipping

Answer 14

Shortening of multisyllabic word

Question 15

Blends

Answer 15

Created from nonmorphemic parts of two words

E.g. Brunch

Question 16

back formation

Answer 16

Creating new word by removing a real or supposed affix from another word

E.g. Donate from donation

Question 17

Ablaut

Answer 17

internal change involving vowel alternation