Morphology & Lexicology Metalanguage P.3

Question 1

Expletive

Answer 1

Profane or vulgar words used to express strong emotions, often considered inappropriate in formal or polite contexts.

“Fuck”
“Dickhead”

Question 2

Hypocoristic

Answer 2

a way of shortening a long word to just one syllable by adding –ie- or –y to the end of it.

“Doggy” for a dog.
“kitty” for a cat.

Question 3

Interjection

Answer 3

A word or phrase used to express a feeling or to request or demand something.

“oh!”
“ah!”
“ugh!”

Question 4

Reduplication

Answer 4

Repeated or continuous action.

oink-oink

Question 5

Vocative

Answer 5

Used to indicate a person being addressed, often used for direct address or to get someone’s attention.

“John, can you help me?”
“Sir, please listen.”
“Bro, why are you being like this?”