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1、精品word 可编辑资料 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Key to chapter 11 .What is a word.1.A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound、 meaning and syntactic function.2. In what way are words related to vocabulary.Vocabulary refers to the sum total of all the words in a language. In other word

2、s、 vocabulary is composed of words and words make up vocabulary. If we compare vocabulary to a family、 words are family members.3. Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning with examples .Sound is the physical aspect of a word and meaning is what the sound refers to. Sound and meaning ar

3、e not intrinsically related and their collection is arbitrary and conventional. For example、 tree/tri:/ means 树 in English because the English-speaking people have agreed to do so just as Chinese people use/sh /ù(树) to refer to the same thing. This explains why people of different languages use

4、 different sounds to express the same concept. However、 in the same languages、 the same sound can denote different meanings、 e.g. /rait/ can mean right 、 rite 、 and write.4 .Enumerate the causes for the differences between sound and form of english wordsThere are generally four major causes of the d

5、ifferences between sound and form. There are more phonemes than letters in English、 so there is no way to use one letter to represent one phoneme. The stabilization of spelling by printing、 which breaks the synchronized change of sound and spelling. Influence of the work of scribes、 who deliberately

6、 changed the spelling of words and borrowing、 which introduces many words which are against English rules of pronunciation and spelling.5 .Give examples to show the influence of early scribes on english spellingEarly scribes changed the spelling of many words while copying things for others because

7、the original spelling forms in cursive writing were difficult for people to recognize、 such as sum、 cum、 wuman、 munk and so on. Later、 the letter u with vertical lines was replaced with o、 resulting in the current spelling forms like some、 come、 woman、 monk. The changed spelling forms are more disti

8、nguishable to readers.6. What are the characteristics of basic word stockWords of the basic word stock form the common core of the English language. They are the words essential to native speakersdailycommunication. Such words are characterized byall national character、 stability、 polysemy、 producti

9、vity andcollocability.7. choose the standard meaning form from the list on the right to match each of the slang words on the leftAtartloose womanb. blokefellowc.gatpistold. swell greate. chicken coward F .bluefightg. smokypolicehfulldrunki. damewomanj.beaver girl8. given the modernequivalents for th

10、e followingarchaicwordshaply = perhapsalbeit= althoughmethinks = it seems to meeke= alsobade= bidsmooth= truthmorn= morningtroth= pledgeere= before quoth = saidhallowed= holybillow= wave/ the sea9. Explain neologisms with examplesNeologisms refer to newly-coined words or old words with new meanings.

11、 For example、 euro(欧元 )、 e-book(电子书 )、 SARS( 非典 )、 netizen (网民 )、 are newly-coined words. Words like mouse( 鼠标 )、web(网络 )、space shuttle(航天飞机 ) etc. are old words which have acquired new meanings.10. What is the fundamental difference between content and functional wordsBy notion、 words fall into con

12、tent words and functional words. Content words include nouns、 verbs、 adjectives、 adverbs and numerals、 which have clear notions; whereas functional words are void of notions but are mainly used to connect content words into sentences.Content words are numerous and changing all the time、 while functi

13、onal words are small in number and stable. But functional words have much higher frequency in use than content words.11. How do you account for the role of native words in english in relation to loan words .Native words form a small portion of the English vocabulary、 but they make up the mainstream

14、of the basic word-stock whichbelongs to the common core of the English language. Compared with most loan-words、 native words are mostly essential to native speakers daily communication and enjoy a much higher frequency in actual use.第 1 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - -精品word 可编辑资料 - - - - - - - - - - -

15、- -12. Categorize the following borrowed words intodenizens 、 aliens translation loans and semantic loans DenizensAliensTranslation loansSemantic loanskettleconfrerechopsticksdream diepro patriablack humourskirtparvenulong time no seewallWunderkindtyphoonhusbandMikado Key to chapter 21. Why should s

16、tudents of english lexicology study the In-European language family.The Indo-Europe Language Family is one of the most important language families in the world. It is made up of the languages of Europe、 the Near East and India. English belongs to this family and the other members of the Indo-Europea

17、n Language Family have different degrees of influence on English vocabulary. A knowledge of the Indo-European Language Family will help us understandEnglish words better and use them more appropriately.2. make a tree diagram to show the family relations of the modern language given belowIndo-Europea

18、n Language FamilyBalto-SlavicIndo-IranianCelticItalicHellenicGermanicLithuanian PrussianPolish Slavenian Russian BulgarianHindi PerianBretonScottishIrishSpanish French ItalianPortuguese RoumanianGreekEnglish SwedishGermanIcelangic Danish Dutch3. What are the fundamental differences between the vocab

19、ularies of the 3 periods of development . Do you think we can divide the historical development in other ways . Defend your argument.The vocabularies of the three periods differ greatly from one anther. Old English has (1) a small vocabulary (50 000 60 000)、 (2) asmall number of borrowings from Lati

20、n and Scandinavian only and (3) the words full of endings.Middle Englishhas (1) a comparatively large vocabulary、 (2) a tremendous number of foreign words from French and Latin and (3) word endings leveled. Modern English has (1) a huge and heterogeneous vocabulary、 (2) tremendous borrowings and (3)

21、 words with lost endings.Yes、 we can divide the developments in other ways、 for example、 Old English period can be called Anglo-Saxon period. And MiddleEnglish might start from 1066、 the time of Norman Conquest. But in doing so、 the logical continuation of thee three phases of the original division

22、is lost.4. whatcharacteristics of english make the english language heterogeneous .it is receptivity and adaptability of the English language that make it possible for English to borrow heavily from other major第 2 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - -精品word 可编辑资料 - - - - - - - - - - - - -languages of the wor

23、ld、 so that the English vocabulary eventually has become heterogeneous.5. Account for the popularity of english in the present world from a linguistic perspective.The popularity of English lies in the fact that English is ready to borrow from other languages and to adapt itself to new situations and

24、 new developments、 that it has accepted elements from all other major languages and that it has simple reflection and a relatively fixed word order. All these make the language comparatively easy to learn and to use.6coursehumaneventsnecessarypeopledissolvepoliticalconnectedassumepowersseparateequal

25、stationnatureentitledecentcausesrespectimpelopinionsseparationrequiresdeclareFrom the words picked out、 we can see that most of thecontent words are either of Greek or Latin origin. What we left are mostly functional words. This shows that Greek and Latin play a very important part in the English vo

26、cabulary.7. Give a brief account of the 4 phases of Latin borrowing with 2 or 3 examples for each period.Latin borrowing can be divided into four phase: (1) Pre-Anglo-Saxon period、(2)Old English period、 (3) middle English period and (4) Modern English period. Borrowings in the first period are mainl

27、y common words such as wall、 wine、 kettle and so on; Words borrowed in the second period are mainly religious terms such as candle、 nun、 church ; the third period saw word borrowed often via French such as frustrate、 history、 infancy and so on and in the forth period Words borrowed from Latin are us

28、ually abstract formal terms like status、 nucleus、 minimum.8. tell the difference elements that make up the following hybrids.eventfulLatin + Englishhydroplane Greek +LatinFalsehood Latin +English pacifist Latin +Greek Saxophone German +Greek heirloom French +English Joss house Portuguese +English te

29、levision Greek + Latin 9. put the following French loan word into 2 groups 、 one being early borrowings and the other late ones .amateur (late)finace (late)Empire (late)peace (early)Courage (early)garage (late) Judgement (early)chair (early) Chaise (late)grace (early)Servant (early)routine (late) Je

30、alous (early)savate (late)Genre (late)gender (early)Debut (late)morale (late)State (early)chez (late)Ballet (late)10. Comment on Jespersen's remark on Scandinavian element in english "An englishman cannot thrive or be ill or die without Scandinavian words、 they are to the language what brea

31、d and eggs are to the daily fare.Jespersen s comment reveals the importance of Scandinavian words inngElish. Just as people cannot live without bread and eggs、 soEnglish language cannot operate properly without Scandinavian words. 11. Match the Italian musical terms with the proper definitionsallegr

32、of. 轻快Altoi. 女低音Andantej 行板Crescendob. 渐强Diminuendog. 渐弱Fortee. 强Largod. 缓慢Pianoh. 轻Pianofortea. 轻转 慢Sopranoc. 女高音12. Look up these words in a dictionary to determine the language from which each has been borrowedcherub（ Hebrew） chipmunk(American Indian )Chocolate(Mexican )coolie(Hindi)Cotton (Arabi

33、c)jubilee (Greek) Lasso (Spanish)loot (Hindi) Sabbath (Hebrew)shampoo (Hindi)Snorkel (German)ttamale (Mexican)Tepee (American)tulip (Turkish)Voodoo (African)kibitz (German)Wok (Chinese)sauerbraten (German)13. Here is a menu of loan words from various sources . Choose a word to fill in each space .a.

34、 alligatorb. Lococ. rodeo d. Bonanza e. igloof. Blitzkriegg. wigwamh. Canoei. hurricanej. Boomerangk. poncho14. Describe the characteristics of contemporary vocabularythe characteristics of the contemporary vocabulary can be summarized as follows: (1) the vocabulary is huge in size and heterogeneous

35、;(2) it has tremendous borrowings from all other major languages of the world; (3) the words have lost their endings; (4) it is growing swiftly by means of word-formation because of the development of science and technology、 social、 economic and political changes and第 3 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - -精

36、品word 可编辑资料 - - - - - - - - - - - - -influence of other cultures and languages.15. What are the major modes of vocabulary development in contemporary english .the major modes of vocabulary development of contemporary are creation、 that is by means of word-formation; semantic change、 adding new meani

37、ngs to old words; borrowing words from other language and revival of old-fashioned words、 which has a insignificant role.Key to chapter 31. writethe terms in the blanks according to the definitionsa. morphemeb. allomorphc. bound morphemed. free morphemee. affixf. inflectional affixg. derivational af

38、fixh. rooti. stemj. base2. What is the difference between grammatical and lexical morphemes、and inflectional and derivational morphemes .give examples to illustrate their relationshipsInflectional morphemes are the suffixes added to the end of words to denote grammatical concepts such as s(-es)、 -ed

39、、 -ing and est (to show superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs) whereas derivational morphemes are prefixes and suffixes added to words to form new words such as pre-、 dis-、 un-、 -tion、 -er、 -ness and so on.Grammatical morphemes are those used to show grammatical concepts、 including inflection

40、al suffixes as mentioned above and functional words (prepositions、 pronouns、 articles、 auxiliary verbs)、 for example、 but、 the、 do and Was; lexical morphemes are derivational affixes including both prefixes and suffixes3. Analysethe words in terms of root、 stem 、baseIndividualisticindividualist + ic

41、stem 、 base individual + iststem、 base individu + alstem、 base in + dividuroot、 stem、 base undesirablesun +desirablestem、 base desir + ableroot、 stem、 base 4. Organizethefollowingtermsinatreediagramtoshowtheirlogicalrelationshipsfree morpheme =free rootmorphemeBound rootbound morphemeaffixinflection

42、al affixderivational affixprefixsuffixKey to chapter 4Enumerate the three importantmeans of word formationand explain their respective role in the expansion of English vocabulary.第 4 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - -精品word 可编辑资料 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Thethree means ofwordformationare affixation 、which

43、creates 30%to 40%ofthetotalnumberofnew words ; compounding 、which brings 28% to 30% of all the new words; andconversion 、 which provides English with 26% of the new words.Affixation1. What is affixation.What is its alternative name .Affixation、 also called derivation、 is the formation of new words b

44、y adding affixes to stems. Affixation Includes prefixation and suffixation according to the types of Affixes used to forms new words.2. What is the difference between prefixation and suffixation.Prefixation is to create new words by adding prefixes to base while suffixation makes new words by adding

45、 suffixes to base. 3.What are the characteristics of prefixes and suffixes.Generally speaking、 prefixes do not change part of speech of base but only modify their meaning whereas suffixes do change part of speech but seldom modify the meaning of bases.4. What is the best way to classify prefixes . W

46、hy .The best way to classify prefixes is on the basis of meaning because prefixes only change the meaning of bases in general.5. Form negatives with each of following words by using one of these prefixes dis、il.im 、 in、ir 、non、 un、 non-smokerincapableimpracticaldisobeyinsecurityirrelevantimmatureinability/disability unofficiallyunwillingness illegal disagreement illogicaldisloyalinconvenientnon-athletic6. hardenhorrifymodernizememorizefalsifyapologize