Week 6 morphology and syntax Flashcards
Describe prepositions word. Provide an example.
indicates location or timing
e.g. in, on
Describe regular plurals morpheme. Provide an example
-More marked plurals eg. two…
-Frequently used plurals eg. socks
-Overgeneralisation eg, foots, mouses,
-Regular vs irregular distinction eg. man/men, goose/geese
-Overgeneralisation irregulars e.g. mices
e.g. s
Describe irregular past tense morpheme. Provide an example
learned as whole units
e.g. feel, went, sat, came
Describe possessive morpheme. Provide an example
indicates who an object belongs to
-s, mummy’s shirt, bee’s honey
Describe articles morpheme. Provide an example
- ‘the’-refer to specific/particular nouns e.g. The books=that particular book (definite)
- ‘a/an’ modify non-specific or non-particular nouns e.g. A book=any book (indefinite)
e.g. a, the
Describe regular past morpheme. Provide an example
-Overgeneralisation can occur eg, eated, falled
-Phonological realizations:
.after voiced consonant = /d/ eg. hugged,
.after unvoiced = /t/ eg. kicked, walked
.after /t/ or /d/ = /ed/ eg. sighted, ended, patted
e.g. ed
Describe 3rd person singular morpheme. Provide an example
-Added to verbs in present tense and with the pronouns (he, she, it and one).
e.g. s, her walks, she runs
Describe 3rd person singular irregular morpheme. Provide an example
-Added to verbs in present tense and with the pronouns (he, she, it and one).
-she does talk, she goes there
Describe copula morpheme (Uncontractible and contractible) Provide an example
Linking verb (not doing)
-Uncontractible: she is pretty, the dog’s are lazy
-Contractible: she’s pretty, they’re lazy
Describe auxiliary morpheme. Provide an example
Helping verb, added to another, to indicate tense or when it is happening
-Uncontractible: she is singing, he is eating
-Contractible: she’s singing, he’s eating
Define noun providing examples
person, thing, idea, quality, or state
-Can be singular/plural e.g. Dog vs dogs, Cup vs cups
-Can have irregular plurals e.g. Mices, geese, cacti, stimuli, appendices
Describe pronouns providing examples of subtypes
Used in place of noun that is already known/has already been mentioned. E.g. I, me, mine, you, yours, his, her, hers, we, they, or them.
-Personal: in place of nouns referring to specific people or things.
-Possessive: indicate ownership without repeating person and objects name
-Reflexive: subject and object of sentence are same
Describe adverbial providing examples
Describe manner of verb
-derived from adjectives by adding the /ly/ suffix “sad – sadly”
-Sometimes come after the verb, to describe its time or manner e.g. She fell ‘hard’, You want it now, she threw the ball ‘to the catcher’
Describe adjectives providing examples
Word relating to noun, modify it’s meaning
-Can be positioned between the articles and noun e.g. The red duck
-Comparative and superlative terms can be adjectives- better, best. Fluffer, surer, dearest
What are the types of clause components (write in order of which to find first)
-Verbs
-Subjects
-Objects (direct/indirect)
-Complements: contain info about subject
-Adverbials
