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Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Morphology

Description: This quiz covers cross-linguistic patterns in morphology, including affixation, compounding, and reduplication.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following is a common type of affixation?

  1. Prefixation

  2. Suffixation

  3. Infixation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Prefixation, suffixation, and infixation are all common types of affixation, in which morphemes are added to the beginning, end, or middle of a word, respectively.

What is the term for the process of combining two or more words into a single word?

  1. Compounding

  2. Reduplication

  3. Affixation

  4. Inflection


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Compounding is the process of combining two or more words into a single word, such as 'blackboard' or 'bookstore'.

What is the term for the process of repeating a word or part of a word?

  1. Reduplication

  2. Compounding

  3. Affixation

  4. Inflection


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reduplication is the process of repeating a word or part of a word, such as 'tick-tock' or 'zigzag'.

Which of the following is a common type of reduplication?

  1. Total reduplication

  2. Partial reduplication

  3. Echo reduplication

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Total reduplication, partial reduplication, and echo reduplication are all common types of reduplication.

What is the term for the process of changing the form of a word to indicate its grammatical function?

  1. Inflection

  2. Compounding

  3. Reduplication

  4. Affixation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Inflection is the process of changing the form of a word to indicate its grammatical function, such as tense, aspect, or number.

Which of the following is a common type of inflection?

  1. Suffixation

  2. Prefixation

  3. Infixation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Suffixation, prefixation, and infixation are all common types of inflection.

What is the term for the study of cross-linguistic patterns in morphology?

  1. Comparative morphology

  2. Contrastive morphology

  3. Universal morphology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Comparative morphology, contrastive morphology, and universal morphology are all terms for the study of cross-linguistic patterns in morphology.

Which of the following is a common cross-linguistic pattern in morphology?

  1. The use of prefixes to indicate tense

  2. The use of suffixes to indicate number

  3. The use of infixes to indicate aspect

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The use of prefixes to indicate tense, the use of suffixes to indicate number, and the use of infixes to indicate aspect are all common cross-linguistic patterns in morphology.

What is the term for the hypothesis that all languages have a common set of morphological features?

  1. The universal grammar hypothesis

  2. The morpheme inventory hypothesis

  3. The cross-linguistic universals hypothesis

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The universal grammar hypothesis is the hypothesis that all languages have a common set of morphological features.

Which of the following is a common cross-linguistic universal in morphology?

  1. All languages have nouns and verbs.

  2. All languages have adjectives and adverbs.

  3. All languages have prepositions and postpositions.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All languages have nouns and verbs, all languages have adjectives and adverbs, and all languages have prepositions and postpositions.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between morphology and syntax?

  1. Morpho-syntax

  2. Syntax-morphology

  3. Morphological syntax

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Morpho-syntax, syntax-morphology, and morphological syntax are all terms for the study of the relationship between morphology and syntax.

Which of the following is a common cross-linguistic pattern in morpho-syntax?

  1. The use of agreement between nouns and verbs

  2. The use of case marking on nouns

  3. The use of word order to indicate grammatical relations

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The use of agreement between nouns and verbs, the use of case marking on nouns, and the use of word order to indicate grammatical relations are all common cross-linguistic patterns in morpho-syntax.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between morphology and semantics?

  1. Morpho-semantics

  2. Semantics-morphology

  3. Morphological semantics

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Morpho-semantics, semantics-morphology, and morphological semantics are all terms for the study of the relationship between morphology and semantics.

Which of the following is a common cross-linguistic pattern in morpho-semantics?

  1. The use of morphemes to express grammatical meanings

  2. The use of morphemes to express lexical meanings

  3. The use of morphemes to express both grammatical and lexical meanings

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The use of morphemes to express grammatical meanings, the use of morphemes to express lexical meanings, and the use of morphemes to express both grammatical and lexical meanings are all common cross-linguistic patterns in morpho-semantics.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between morphology and phonology?

  1. Morpho-phonology

  2. Phonology-morphology

  3. Morphological phonology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Morpho-phonology, phonology-morphology, and morphological phonology are all terms for the study of the relationship between morphology and phonology.

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