TUTORIAL TASK 2- TUGAS-2
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC
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Count the number of
phonemes available in each of the following words.
a.
write : three phonemes (r, ai, t)
b.
involve : six phonemes (i, n, v, a, l, v)
c.
thing : three phonemes (th, i, ng)
d.
question : seven phonemes (k, w, e, s, ch, e, n)
e.
define : five phonemes (d, i, f, ai, n)
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Explain each of the
following English word formation processes and give five examples of each.
a.
Lexical morphemes : word which has a sense or meaning in itself.
Ex: go, time, good, table, borrow.
b.
Grammatical morphemes:
word which doesn't have certain meaning and doesn't really have a sense. Ex:
after, as, the, than, with.
c.
Blending : the word formation process created by
combining two or more words. Ex : (situation+commedy=sitcom),
(spoon+fork=spork), (web+seminar=webinar), (camera+recorder=camcorder),
(information+intertainment=infotainment)
d.
clipping : the word formation process in which a
word is reduced or shorthened without changing the meaning. Ex :
(influenaza:flu), (examination:exam), (mathematic:math), (photograph:photo),
(laboratory:lab)
e.
Backformation : forming a new word by reducing
another type of word (forming a verb by reducing a noun). Ex: (abbreviate from
abbreviation), (execute from execution), (improvise from improvisation),
(organize from organization), (act from action).
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Differentiate between
coinage and borrowing and give three examples of each.
a.
Coinage : the word which is originally created
by naming of something or product. for example, Sanyo, people will say Sanyo to
other product which has the same function, jeans, google, heroin, escalator
b.
Borrowing : the word which is adopted from another
language. Ex: (murder:French), (galore:Irish), (algebra:Arabic),
(pizza:Italian), (near:sunskirt)
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