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EMP511S - ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022 |
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OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCEAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL:7
COURSECODE: EMP511S
COURSENAME: ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY
SESSION:MAY/JUNE 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:THEORY
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) MS. ANNELI NGHIKEMBUA
MODERATOR: DR. NIKLAAS FREDERICKS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS EXAMINATION PAPERCONSISTSOF 3 PAGES
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Answer ALLQUESTIONS
Question 1: Define terms
Define the following terms. Provide one example for each.
a) Agglutinating languages
b) Backformation
Total Marks [6]
[3]
[3]
Question 2: Inflectional morphemes
Total Marks [16]
Recopy this table in your answer booklet and complete number 1 - 13.
Grammatical Morpheme
category
Nouns
Plural
Possessive
'
Grammatical function ' :r'
"
Marks as more than one
2) .......................................................(2]
Example
•·:
regular: dogs
irregular: 1)..................(.1]
3) ..................................... (1]
Adjectives
Marks for comparison
4) .......................... (1]
5) ...................................[1]
6).......................... (1] 7)............................................... [2]
8) ...................................[1]
Verbs
3rd -singular Present Marks to agree with singular third person: 10) ................................ [1]
Agreement
9) .......................... in the present tense. [1]
Past tense
11) ............................................ [2]
regular: 12) .................... [1]
irregular: 13) ..................[1]
Question 3: Morphological Tree Drawing
Draw morphological trees for each word below. Please use pencil.
a) Shopping
b) Cars
c) Enlightenment
Total Marks [10]
[3]
[2]
[5]
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Question 4: Morphological processes
Total Marks [12)
For each of the following word formation, provide one example. Clearly substantiate your response:
a) Blend
[2]
b) Compounding
[2]
c) Backformation
[2]
d) Clipping
[2]
e) Eponym
[2]
f) Onomatopoeia
[2]
Question 5: Morphemes
Total Marks [12]
Discuss the four characteristics of morphemes. Provide one example for each.
Question 6: Allomorphs
Total Marks [11)
Place the following words into the right column. Recopy the table into your book.
buses, twigs, cats, houses, bushes, trees, gigs, judges, pigs, books, churches
[az]
[z]
[s]
Question 7: History of the English language
Total Marks [33)
In not more than two pages, account for the development of the English language.
Total marks (100)
End of Question Paper
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