Word-formation in English by Ingo Plag Universität Siegen in press Cambridge University Press Series ‘Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics’ Draft version of September 27‚ 2002 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1. Basic concepts 1.1. What is a word? 4 4 1.2. Studying word-formation 12 1.3. Inflection and derivation 18 1.4. Summary 23 Further reading 23 Exercises 24 2. Studying
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Word stress in English 1. Nature of word stress 2. Place of word stress in English. Degrees of stress 3. Functions of the English stress 4. Tendencies of the English stress 5. Typology of accentual structures 1. The sequence of syllables in the word is not pronounced identically. The syllable or syllables which are uttered with more prominence than the other syllables of the word are said to be stressed or accented. Stress in the isolated word is termed
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“THE DREAM OF THE ROOD”: The poem is arranged as the narrator having a dream and in his dream he is communicating with the cross on which Jesus was crucified. The stanzas are split up into separate sections. Around section one‚ the storyteller has a vision of the cross (a sign). At first when the dreamer sees the cross‚ he summaries how it is covered with gems. The dreamer is also mindful of how vile he is compared to how magnificent the tree is. In spite of this‚ he occurs to him that among the
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Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms In the 1940s‚ Ernst Mayr coined the term Biological Species Concept that was subsequently widely embraced by the scientific community. The definition stated that "Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups". Certain mechanisms are in place to prevent species from interbreeding with others and these are referred to as reproductive isolating mechanisms‚ which are biological
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Form Word Formation: Derivation and Back-Formation Part one of "Word Formation: Creating New Words in English" covers the related processes of derivation and back-formation‚ which involve the addition and subtraction of prefixes and suffixes to create new words. Also included are printable downloads of English affixes and English back-formations. Word Formation Word formation is the process of creating new words. The following word formation processes result in the creation of new words in English:
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Experiment 1 Word Association Test I. Objective To determine which type of association test (the free association or the partially controlled association test) will elicit a shorter reaction time‚ and that which will elicit more response words. II. Review of Related Literature According to a related study‚ word association is a way in which words come to be associated with each other and which influence the learning and remembering of words (Richards et al‚ 1985). It is used in psycholinguistics
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The r-word‚ you know what word I’m talking about. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now become America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” should not be used in any setting. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now became America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” is unnecessary‚ demeaning‚ and creates a negative environment. The r-word is unnecessary in the world we now live in. There are terms such as mentally disabled or mentally handicapped which
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профессионального образования «Волгоградский государственный социально-педагогический университет» (ФГБОУ ВПО «ВГСПУ») Институт иностранных языков Кафедра межкультурной коммуникации и перевода Stylistically neutral and stylistically marked words Исполнитель: Клименко А. П. студент
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There are many controversial words in our society that people are encouraged to erase from our language; me of these words include racial and sexist slurs that are no longer deemed as acceptable due to the offensive content and underlying meanings. The word “sick” has transitioned into many different meanings throughout time. Although many people see “sick” as a trendy word with little meaning other than to be “cool”‚ maybe we should consider its hidden meaning and the possibility it may insult someone
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The development of English words English belong to the indo-European family. The vocabulary of English is composed of two main elements‚ the native element and the foreign element. The native element is conventionally used to denote words of Anglo-Saxon origin. Before about 450A.D.there were no words in Britain .The 70% of the English vocabularies consist of loan words and only 30% of the words are native. Our study of the English vocabulary must obviously begin with the native element
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