‘Base’ means:
(a) A free lexical word to which one or more endings can be added.
(b) A base can itself consist of more than one morpheme whereas a root contains only one.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
Lexicology is:.
(a) The study of the sound system of a language or languages.
(b) The study of the structure of the lexicon.
(c) The study of the structure of language without any concern for practical applications which might arise from one’s work.
(d) The study of human sounds.
Question’s Answer: The study of the structure of the lexicon.
‘Conversion’ means:
(a) The use of an item of one class in another without any formal change, e.g. to breakfast from breakfast.
(b) A common feature of analytical languages such as English.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
‘Citation form’ means:
(a) The form of a linguistic item which is given when it occurs on its own.
(b) Often the form used for a dictionary entry, typically the nominative of nouns and the infinitive of verbs (in English and German).
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
What is meant by the term ‘Lexeme’?
(a) The smallest (abstract) unit which is recognised as semantically independent in the lexicon of a language.
(b) A lexeme subsumes a set of forms which are. related .semantically, e.g. the lexeme walk unites the various forms walk, walks, walked, walking.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
What is meant by the term ‘Vocabulary’?
(a) The set of words in a language. These are usually grouped into word fields SO that the Vocabulary can be said to show an internal structure.
(b) The term lexicon is also found here but the latter has two meanings (the words of a language and one’s mental storehouse for these words).
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b
Neologism is:
(a) These are usually grouped into word fields SO that the vocabulary can be said to show an internal structure.
(b) A kind of dictionary which consists of words grouped according to similarity in meaning.
(c) A new word in the vocabulary of a language. Frequently a borrowing but not necessarily so.
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: A new word in the vocabulary of a language. Frequently a borrowing but not necessarily so.
What is meant by the term ‘Opaque’?
(a) A term referring to any form or process which cannot be spontaneously understood by lay speakers.
(b) One could say that the word gospel is opaque for English speakers they do not as normally know that it comes from good+ spell.
(c) a & b
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: a & b