Processes of word formation

Choose the wrong answer

• Echoism is the formation of words

• Echoism suggests the word's meaning by the sound

• Echoism refered as onomatopoeia

• Echoism is an obligatory part of a sentence

What is the most common type of clipping?

• Back-clipping

• Fore-clipping

• Middle-clipping

• Complex-clipping

What is the type of clipping of the word: sci-fi (science fiction)?

• Back-clipping

• Fore-clipping

• Middle-clipping

• Complex-clipping

Which of the following is the answer to the acronym UFO?

• Under Flying Object

• Unidentified Flying Object

• Universe Flying Object

• Unity Flying Object

What is the correct structure of ECHOISM?

• Echo+ism

• Echoi+sm

• Ech+oism

• All answers are correct

Which of the following is the answer to the acronym OTP?

• Once Time Password

• Old Time Password

• One Time Password

• On Time Password

Which of the following best describes the derivation of the word assignment?

• Noun + -ment ➔ Verb

• Verb + -ment ➔ Verb

• Adjective + -ment ➔ Noun

• Verb + -ment ➔ Noun

Which of the following best describes the derivation of the word simplify?

• Adjective + -ify ➔ Adjective

• Adjective + -ify ➔ Verb

• Noun + -ify ➔ Adjective

• Verb + -ify ➔ Noun

What is coinage in the context of morphology?

• The creation of new words

• The study of word origins

• The analysis of word structure

• The evolution of language sounds

Which linguistic theory emphasizes the role of coinage in language innovation?

• Generative grammar

• Functional grammar

• Structural linguistics

• Cognitive linguistics