Mid-term test

1. Given below are the definitions of some linguistic terms. Write the term( NO
MORE THAN TWO WORDS) next to each definition
a, The smallest unit of sound in a language which can distinguish two words:
b, The central organ involving in the production of an oral or nasal sound
c, A voiceless stop become so when it occurs before another stop at the end of a word
d, The part of a sentence over which a particular intonation pattern extends
e, The concrete realiation of a morpheme:

2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false

a. The substitution of an allophone results in the different pronunciation of a new word.
b. The single syllable that carries the major pitch change is called the tonic stress.
c. The classification of morphemes is primarily based on meaning while that of morphs on
form.
d. An enclitic, a kind of contraction that derives from an independent word and must be
attached to the preceeding word, is a type of word formation.
e. There can be more than one stressed syllable in a tone group.

3. Transcribe the following words phonemically then describe the sounds represented
by the highlighted letters
a, Tween
b, Caught
c, Comfort
d, Felt
e, Year

4. Identify the sounds described below by writing the symbol for each sound next to
the desciption. Then give a word that contains the sound.
a. Voiced velar stop:
b. Voiceless alveolar fricative:
c. Voices bilabial glide
d. Short mid front unrounded vowel
e. Long mid central neutral vowel
5. Find a minimal pair for each of the following pairs of sounds
a. /m/ and/t/
b. /n/ and / /
c. /i/ and /e/
d. /I / and /ai/
e. /3:/ and /a:/

6. Analysis the following words morphemically. State what type of morpheme they are
a. Beggar
b. Forseen
c. People
d. Thinkers
e. Servings

7. Analysis the following words morphologically. State what type of morph they are
a. Independence
b. Bustop
c. Undone
d. Reformers
e. Uncomfortable

8. State the word formation process of the following words

a. Podcast
b. To sculpt
c. Gym
d. To meow
e. To sculpt( from Sculptor/ Sculpture)