Linguistic Morphology: Key Concepts and Word Formation
Linguistic Morphology: Key Concepts
1. The linguistic sign unites the concept and the signified. True
2. Bound bases can be the core part of a word. False
3. Pronouns are function words. True
4. The word ‘fast’ can be an adjective and a preposition, depending on the context. True
5. We can add inflectional affixes to stems. True
6. There are some compounds to which we can add the suffix -s to the first or to the second element for pluralizing them. True
7. A stem is always a root. ______?
8. The primary
Read MoreSustainability and Environmental Engineering
Sustainability and Environmental Engineering
Sustainability is defined by Merriam-Webster as follows: (1) of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged and (2) of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods.
Sustainable development is defined as “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future to meet its needs.”
Sustainable engineering is the
Understanding Language Structure: Phonemes, Morphology, and Semantics
The Structure of the Language: Phonemes and Words.
Language is a system of signs, related and interdependent, and a set of combining rules. The function of each sign is given by its opposition to another. The study of language is structured in three levels, and each of them deals with a particular aspect:
+ + Level 1: Phonetics – Phonemes, looks, and sounds of the language.
The phoneme is an abstract unit of meaningless jargon that serves to distinguish words. The sound is the individual and concrete
Business Math Problems and Solutions
Chapter 1
11) For most products… d=800-10p
a) d=800-10(20)=600, d=800-10(70)= 100
b) d=800-10(26)=540, d=800-10(27)=260, d=800-10(68)=120, d=800-10(69)=110
c) TR=d*p, TR=800-10(p)
d) 800-10p^2, 800(30)-10(30)^2= 15000, 800(40)-10(40)^2= 16000, 800(50)-10(50)^2=15000
e) TR/p=d*p/p, d=tr/p, d=16000/40= 400 units
13) Micromedia offers…
a) 9600+120x
b) p=600x-(9600+120x)=480x-9600
c) 480(30)-9600=4800
d) p=480x-9600=0, x=20 students
15) Preliminary… TR=d*P, BE=R-(FC+VC), TR=300,000x
a) 300,000-(4,
Read MoreAdvanced English Grammar: Emphasis, Negation, and Modal Verbs
Emphasis in English Grammar
Emphasis Techniques
Passive Voice: Reports are expected by the end of the school year.
Inversion: Little did I understand what was happening.
Expressing Annoyance: Martha is always getting into trouble.
Cleft Sentences with “It”: It was I who stopped the fight. It is the weather that drives me crazy.
Cleft Sentences with “What”: What we need is a good, long shower.
Exceptional Use of “Do”, “Did”, “Shall”, “One”, “So”, “Such”: Little did he know about it.
Adverbs for Emphasis:
Read MoreUnderstanding Ambiguity, Polysemy, and Homonymy in Language
The Double Scale: Saxon vs. Latin
In most cases, the native word is more spontaneous, informal, and unpretentious. There may be emotive differences: the Saxon term is apt to be warmer, homelier than its foreign counterpart, for example, bodily vs. corporeal, brotherly vs. fraternal, and inner vs. internal. Phonetically too, the latter tend to be longer than the native word, which has been subjected to the erosive effect of sound change. The influx of Graeco-Latin terms during the Renaissance introduced
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