Task 2: Follow the model to define which word formation type the following lexemes belong to:
To photocopy
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Compound
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NGO
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Motel
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A mobile
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Food- to feed
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To bottle
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Independent
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To cackle
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To record
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Childish
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To Xerox
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A patient
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Washable
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Smog
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Laser
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To whiten
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To present
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To party
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Hoover
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Bye-bye
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Ex-minister
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ATM
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Cig
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Customs
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To edit
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To skyjack
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Affixation: ex-minister, independent, childish, washable, hoover.
Sound interchange: food-to feed, to present, to record, to whiten
Reduplication: bye-bye,
Shortening: NGO, ATM (acronyms) Xerox
Conversion: to bottle to edit, to party, a patient
Clipping: cig,
Blending: smog, motel,
Compound: to skyjack , to photocopy,
Sound imitation: to cackle
Lexicalisation: customs
Substantivisation: a mobile
Acronym laser
Back formation To enthuse
Task 3: Distribute the following words among the word-formation processes. Make a table of your own:
Acronym
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Compounding
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Blending
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Clipping
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Affixation
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Back formation
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RSVP, CPU, CEO, USA, DOS, CD, UFO, ATM ,RAM ASAP, FedEx radar
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horseshoe cheeseburger notebook earring, readability, sunglasses, megabyte breathalyzer blacklist, headache pancake sidewalk football, suitcase, milkshake skateboard kickstand, sailboat, racetrack, fairground
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Smog, moped, feminist, sitcom preempt
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, flu, fridge, gas memo, dorm, photo, math exam, steno, demo
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Washable, anklet, childish, neighbourhood scraper, scanner resurrect
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to page, to televise, to enthuse, to emote,
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, , , , , , , gangster, , , , , , , , , , spam, , Fruitopia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,.
Task 4. What way of word formation is used in the following words? Explain the grounds for the shift of meaning.
Lexicalisation
1. a colour - colours (=hues) :: colours (=country or regimental flags);
2. a force (=power) :: forces (=an army);
3. a custom - customs (=habits):: customs (=taxes on imported goods);
4. a draught- draughts (=currents of air) :: draughts (=a game);
5. a glass - glasses (=vessels for drinking):: glasses (=spectacles);
6. a manner - manners (=ways) :: manners (=behaviour);
7. a moral - morals (=lessons of a story) :: morals (=standards of behaviour);
8. a quarter- quarters (=forth parts) :: quarters (=official lodgings);
9. a line - lines (a long, narrow mark):: lines (= poetry) or (=wrinkles) etc.
Task 5. Analyse the following poem by R.Kipling by using the scheme of the lexicological analysis:
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
