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Linguistics
Test 2
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English
Undergraduate 2
02/23/2010

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Term
Free Morpheme
Definition
A single morpheme that is not a complete word
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bound morpheme
Definition
A morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word.  Most affixes are bound (helping, react); some base morphemes are also mound (concise; legal)
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base morpheme
Definition
the morpheme that gives a word its primary lexical meaning: helping, reflect
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affix
Definition
a morpheme added to the beginning or end of a word; typically affixes are bound
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prefix
Definition
affix attached to beginning of word
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suffix
Definition
affix attached to end of word
Term
list the eight inflectional affixes
Definition
-s (plural),-s (possessive),-s (3rd person singular),-ed (past tense),-en (past participle),-ing (present participle),-er (comparative),-est (superlative)
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derivational suffixes
Definition
arbitrary affexis that change the class of the word
Term
list the four form classes
Definition
noun, verb, adjectives, adverbs
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semantic features of nouns
Definition
common/proper, singular/plural, countable/noncountable
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derivational suffixes of nouns
Definition
-ion,-ment,-ance
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derivational affixes of verbs
Definition
-ify,-en,-ate,-ize,en-
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derivational suffixes of adjectives
Definition
-y,-ful,-ic,-ate,-ish,-ary,-ive,-able,-ous
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derivational suffixes of adverbs
Definition
-ly
Term
list structure classes
Definition
determiners, auxiliaries, qualifiers, prepositions, conjunctions, interrogatives, expletives, particles
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types of determiners
Definition
articles, possessive nounce, demonstrative pronouns, numbers, possessive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, expanded determiner
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auxiliaries
Definition
forms of be, have, do; modals; quasi-modals; phrasal modals
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qualifiers
Definition
adjective/adverb signalers
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coordinating conjunctions
Definition
and, but, or, nor, for, yet
Term
subordinating conjunctions
Definition

introduce dependent clauses

when, whenever, while, though, although, if, unless, because

Term
conjunctive adverbs
Definition

introduce independent clauses

therefore, consequently, as a result, nevertheless, yet, at any rate, moreover, also, meanwhile

Term
correlative conjunctions
Definition
either...or, not only...but also, neither...nor
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relative conjunctions
Definition

introduce adjective caluses

relative pronouns: who, whose, whom, which, that

relative adverbs: where, when, why

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