Lecture 2

What is morphology?

• The study of sentence structure
• The study of word structures
• The study of phonemes
• The study of semantics

What are morphemes?

• The largest units of language
• The smallest units of language
• The rules of syntax
• The components of sentences

What does the term "morphology" derive from?

• Latin roots
• Greek roots
• German roots
• French roots

When was morphology first named as a sub-discipline?

• 1800.0
• 1859.0
• 1900.0
• 1950.0

Who named morphology as a sub-discipline in 1859?

• M. Y. Blokh
• Latanova R.U.
• August Schleicher
• I. P. Ivanova

What is a word according to the lecture?

• The largest independent unit
• The smallest independent unit
• A dependent unit
• A syntactic structure

Why are words considered independent units?

• They depend on other words
• They cannot be separated
• They can change position
• They lack meaning

What are the two main grammatical processes in morphology?

• Syntax and semantics
• Inflection and derivation
• Phonology and morphology
• Lexis and grammar

What does inflection mark in words?

• New word formation
• Categories like person, tense, case
• Lexical meanings
• Syntactic roles

What is derivation?

• Changing word forms
• Forming new words from existing ones
• Adding phonemes
• Creating sentences