Wk9a MoRpHoLoGy Derivation

Question 1

What is derivation?

Answer 1

the word formation process that involves the creation
of one lexeme from another
eg. childish, blackbird

Question 2

– Malta + -ese ⟶ Maltese
– fish + -ery ⟶ fishery
– Eton + -ian ⟶ Etonian
– ex- + president ⟶ ex-president
– auto- + biography ⟶ auto-biography
These are examples of.....

Answer 2

Noun - noun

Question 3

- un- + wrap ⟶ unwrap
– dis- + connect ⟶ disconnect
– re- + organise ⟶ reorganise
– under- + estimate ⟶ underestimate
These are examples of.....

Answer 3

verb - verb

Question 4

– length + -en ⟶ lengthen
– speech + -ify ⟶ speechify
– fossil + -ise ⟶ fossilise
examples of

Answer 4

noun - verb

Question 5

– in- + appropriate ⟶ inappropriate
– a- + symmetrical ⟶ asymmetrical
– sub- + atomic ⟶ subatomic
– yellow + -ish ⟶ yellowish
examples of.......

Answer 5

adjective - adjective

Question 6

– girl + -ish ⟶ girlish
– danger + -ous ⟶ dangerous
– tact + -ful ⟶ tactful
– hipster + -like ⟶ hipster-like

Answer 6

examples of noun- adjective

Question 7

– spill + -age ⟶ spillage
– arrive + -al ⟶ arrival
– appear + -ance ⟶ appearance
– blend + -er ⟶ blender
examples of .........

Answer 7

verb - noun

Question 8

– sad + -ly ⟶ sadly

Answer 8

adjective - adverb

Question 9

– clock + -wise ⟶ clockwise

Answer 9

noun - adverb

Question 10

Inflection does /does not change the core lexical meaning of the word to
which it applies. Derivation does/ does not.

Answer 10

Inflection doesn’t. Derivation does.

(inflection: ) book-books, I-me, man-men
(derivation: ) appropiate-inappropiate, wrap-unwrap, danger-dangerous

Question 11

Inflection may change/never changes the lexical category of the word to which it applies. Derivation may do/never does.

Answer 11

Inflection NEVER changes the lexical category of the word to which it applies. Derivation MAY do.

Question 12

Inflection/Derivation is relevant to the syntax.

Answer 12

INFLECTION IS RELEVANT TO THE SYNTAX. Derivation is not.

Question 13

Inflection can apply to words of a given category w_____

l______. Derivation may be limited in a______ w___.

Answer 13

without limitations. arbitrary ways.

(inflection: ) book-books, desk-desks, octopus-octopuses
(derivation: ) waiter-waitress, doctor-doctress,

Question 14

Inflection occurs at the p____ of word forms. Derivation occurs closer to the root.

Answer 14

periphery

(inflection: ) Eton-ian-S, popular-ise-S, length-en-ED
(derivation: ) Eton-IAN-s, popular-ISE-s, length-EN-ed