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Unit 24: Word-Formation: Derivation, Inflection

24.7 Review Questions Notes

1. What do you mean by Morphology?
2. Discuss Derivational Morphology.
3. Explain the classification of derivational affixes.
4. What is conversion?
5. Discuss the Syntactic and Semantic Approach.
6. What is derivation? Why was it possible to form derivatives in old English?
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i) Overtake, upturn, inlay, outdo.
(ii) Kill-joy, scare-crow, turn-key, make-shift, break-neck, break-fast.
(iii) Break-up, come-down, run-away.
(iv) Blue-eyed, long-haired.
(v)(a) Proud-pied-April, heaven-kissing-hill, word-wirhout-end hour.
(b) Self-consuming-care, silver-dropping tears, rosy-fingered morn.

24.8 Further Readings

1. Verma, S.K., V.N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction.
2. An Introduction to Linguistics, John Lyon.
3. Peter Roach: English phonetics and phonology. Cambridge University Press.
4. Encyclopedia of Linguistic Science Edited By V. Prakasam, Allied Pub.,
New Delhi.

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