Senin, 17 Oktober 2011

       ASSIGNMENT IV A
      Oct  11th 2011
1.Make example morpheme:
v A morpheme:
 Hope,sing ,and teach
v Two morpheme:
-self =>selfish (self+ -ish)
-use=>useless(use+ - less)
v Three morpheme:
-hope=>hopefully(hope+-ful+-ly)
-hope=>hopelessly(hope+-less+-ly)
v Four morpheme:
-interchange=>interchangebility(inter+change+-able+-ity)
-happy=>unhappinessly(-un+happy+-ness+-ly)
v More than four morpheme:
-inter=>internationalization(inter+nation+-al+-iza+-ion)
2.Make example of:
·       Free morpheme :
Happy , self ,and hope
·       Bound morpheme
-noun -> adjective: boy=boyish (boy+-ish)
                                   Child=childish(child+-ish)
-verb -> noun = do=doer(do+-er)
                            Cut=cutter(cut+-er)
-adjective->verb=hope=hopely(hope+-ly)
                                Perfect=perfectly(perfect+-ly)


ASSIGNMENT V.
1.   What is definition of:
a)   Pullet surprises that speakers of a language know the morphemes of that language and rules for words formation is shown as much by “errors” made as by nondeviant form produced.
                 Examples:
Word
Definition students
-Bibliography
-homogeneous
Holy geography
Devoted to home like

b)  Word Coinage the product name has changed into the name of the object.
                Examples: Aqua and outbound
c)    Compounds the word may be formed by stringing together other words to create com[ounds word.
               Examples: photocopy (noun+noun)
                                   Housewife (noun+noun)
d)  Acronyms as are words derived from the initials of several words.
              Examples: FIFA(Federation International of Football Association)
                                 WHO(World Health Organization)
e)   Blends the words almost same with the compounds.
               Examples: brunch(breakfast and lunch)
                                  Cyborg (cybermetic and organism)


f)     Back-Formation new words may be formed from already existing words by “substracting” an affix thought to be part of the old words.
               Exanples: Singular "syrinx", plural "syringes" (from Greek): new singular      syringe" formed.
                      Singular "sastruga", plural "sastrugi" (from Russian): new Latin-type singular "sastrugus" has been used sometimes.

g)   Extending Words Formations new words may be formed from already existing wordswhich appear to be analyzable-that is, composed of more than one morpheme.
                   Examples: actlaction
                                      Revise
h)  Abrevations  An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase.
                 Examples: Dr. (doctor)
                                    Prof(Professor)
i)      Words from Name the words used to commemorate the services of its discoverer.
                   Examples: watts
                                      Ohm

Rabu, 05 Oktober 2011

Morpheme


Assignment  II

1.   What is Morpheme?
(A meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word (such as dog) or a word element (such as the -s at the end of dogs) that can't be divided into smaller meaningful parts. Adjective:morphemic.Morphemes are commonly classified into free morphemesand bound morphemes.)
2.   Type of Morpheme:
·       Free Morpheme a morpheme that can stand alone as a word without another morpheme.  It does not need anything attached to it to make a word.
·       Bound Morpheme a sound or a combination of sounds that cannot stand alone as a word.  The s in cats is a bound morpheme, and it does not have any meaning without the free morpheme cat.
3.   Form of Morpheme:
Ø Derivational:if the stem words added by suffix that change the meaning.
·       Ex: Good=>Goodnes
·       Do=>doer
·       Direc=>directness
o  Etc