Vocab

Question 1

Affix

Answer 1

Attaches to a word (stem) to form a new word.

Question 2

Affixation

Answer 2

Same as Affix, but instead of attaching to a stem. It can attach to a root or stem. Makes a lot of words plural

Question 3

Agglutinating language

Answer 3

Connects a bunch of words together to create a new words.

Question 4

Allomorph

Answer 4

Is a different type of morpheme. Different sound, but same meaning.

Question 5

Alternation

Answer 5

When a morpheme is variating.

Question 6

Ambiguity

Answer 6

When a word has more than one meaning

Question 7

Analytic langugae

Answer 7

Helps connect the sentences together

Question 8

Bound Morpheme

Answer 8

A word that cannot stand by itself

Question 9

Closed lexical category

Answer 9

This category does not get new words. (Open gets new)

Question 10

Compounding

Answer 10

Words that have other stems connect. (Makes a bigger word)

Question 11

Conjunction

Answer 11

Words or sentences that create a bigger word or sentences. Basically connect.

Question 12

Content mopheme

Answer 12

Is the smallest in the grammar language, but content that can define words.

Question 13

Content word

Answer 13

Words that mean something.

Question 14

Determiner

Answer 14

Only happens with a noun. (Phrases, words, and affix)

Question 15

Form

Answer 15

Measurable unit that is in speech. (Morphemes or words there is more)

Question 16

Function word

Answer 16

Can create the tone of the sentences for the speaker.

Question 17

Fusional language

Answer 17

Is a different type of language that is associated with inflected languages. (use of many types of grammar)

Question 18

Hierarchical structure

Answer 18

Combinations of language that can be used in linguistic

Question 19

Homophony

Answer 19

Is when a voice can play a certain melody. (Distinct Sound)

Question 20

Incorporation

Answer 20

Creates a compound by affixation or infixation.

Question 21

Infix

Answer 21

Is used with roots and stem

Question 22

Inflection

Answer 22

Changes words. Can change both endings and beginnings.

Question 23

Input

Answer 23

Is used for all languages in linguistics. Helps with people trying to learn multiple languages.

Question 24

Lexical Category

Answer 24

Category of lexical words that are used in different terms.

Question 25

Lexicon

Answer 25

Is where the level of the word is at.

Question 26

Open Lexical Category

Answer 26

Where the word accepts different types of new words. That place in this category.

Question 27

Output

Answer 27

Is the output of a language, speaking or writing.

Question 28

Partial reduplication

Answer 28

Part of the word is repeated or reduplicated.

Question 29

Polysynthetic language

Answer 29

Words that have tons of morphemes.

Question 30

Prefix

Answer 30

Is a bound morpheme. Is used in the beginning of a word to make a new word.

Question 31

Prepostions

Answer 31

Used to bring together other words.

Question 32

Productive

Answer 32

How well a speaker uses the language.

Question 33

Pronoun

Answer 33

Is the substitute of a noun.

Question 34

Reduplicant

Answer 34

The morpheme is repeated. (words, phrases, roots, and stems)

Question 35

Reuplication

Answer 35

Morphemes, phrases, and etc. that are replicated.

Question 36

Simultaneous affix

Answer 36

Is used in signed languages

Question 37

Suffix

Answer 37

Suffix comes after the word . (Stem)

Question 38

Suppletion

Answer 38

Is not correlated to the root. Has no relation.