The word as the fundamental object of lexicology

What is a word considered as within the study of language?

•    A) A sentence 

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     B) A morpheme 

    

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     C) A fundamental unit of a language 

    

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     D) A phrase 

How did H. Sweet define a word?

• A) The minimum independent unit of utterance 

   

• B) The smallest completely satisfying bit of isolated meaning 

      

• C) The minimum sentence 

    

• D) A group of meaningful sounds 

Which approach defines the word as "a given meaning with a given group of sounds susceptible of a given grammatical employment"?

• A) L. Bloomfield 

      

•   B) A. Meillet 

      

• C) H. Sweet 

      

• D) E. Sapir 

What is the internal structure of a word commonly referred to as? 

•    A) Phonological structure 

    

• B) Morphological structure 

    

• C) Semantic structure 

    

• D) Grammatical structure 

What does the word "bow" in "bow of a boat" illustrate in terms of language?

• A) Different pronunciations 

    

• B) The orthographic nature of words 

    

• C) Homonymy 

    

• D) Grammatical structures 

What does the external structure of a word refer to?

•    A) Its meaning 

      

• B) Its morphemes 

   

• C) Its pronunciation 

    

•   D) Its grammatical function 

What distinguishes "blackbird" from "a black bird"?

•    A) Phonological similarity 

•    B) Grammatical framing and unity 

• C) Number of syllables 

    

• D) Use in sentences

Which feature of a word is NOT mentioned in the structural aspects?

•    A) Susceptibility to grammatical employment 

      

• B) Formal unity

•    C) Pronunciation 

     

• D) Semantic unity 

What type of unity is violated if other words are inserted between the components of a word?

•    A) Phonological unity 

    

•   B) Grammatical unity 

   

•    C) Formal unity 

    

• D) Syntactic unity 

Which of the following is NOT a formal property of a word?

•    A) Inseparability 

   

•   B) Isolatability 

•    C) Fixed pronunciation 

   

• D) Freedom of distribution