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Exercise Word Formation - 1 Morphosyntax
Exercise Word Formation - 1 Morphosyntax
Exercise Word Formation - 1 Morphosyntax
NPM: 1911040372
Class : PBI 5H
Subject : Morphosyntax
Exercise
1. observe the following data
reexamine
rearrange
redecorate
resharpen
restate
retake
refinish
recook
state the word formation rule for the prefix re- above.
a) What phonological cahange, if any, does the prefix re- cause in the word or stem to
which it is attached?
b) What parts of speech does the prefix re-attach to?
c) When re- is attached to a word stem, what is the part of speech of the resulting word
or stem?
d) In general, what meaning change (s) is (are) caused by the addition of the prefix re-?
2. Why are the following re- words problematic? Disscuss the re- in the words remember,
refine, renew, refuse.
3. Observse the following data.
Equalize humanize
Mobilize modernize
Personalize harminize
Naturalize energize
Generalize democratize
Centralize crystallize
Legalize colonize
fertilize
2. They are considered problematic because the re- in the words remember, refine, renew,
anad refute does not denote the meaning again or back. It is not the english prefix re-
altough english has free morphemes member, fine, new, and fuse
3.
a) There is no phonogical cahange if the word end in /l/ or /n/ phoneme, e.g. legal,
central, or modern, but if it ends in the vowel /I/ for instance, it tends to have a
phonological change, e.g. colony – colonize, energy – energize
b) Adjective (personal, equal) and noun (energy, harmony)
c) Verb
d) Since the prefix –ize changes an adjective or a noun into a verb, it brings the
equivalent meaning of prefix me- in indonesian.
Colonize - menetapkan koloni
Equalize - menyamakan