答案:Extension
问题:由普通名词变为专有名词是词义变化的哪一种模式? 答案:Narrowing
问题:Affixation 又被称为什么? 它分为哪两类? 答案:Affixation is also known as derivation
Affixation falls into two subclasses : prefixation and suffixation 要点: 有哪些前缀属于什么样的类别: a-, non, ir : negative prefixes
de- , dis- ( 既属于negative , 也属于reversative prefixes ) mal-, pseudo-, mis- : pejorative prefixes
super , sur-, extra : prefixes of degree or size
anti-, contra-, counter-, pro- : prefixes of orientation and attitude trans-, fore- tele- : locative prefixes fore-, post- : prefixes of time and order bi-, uni-, semi- : number prefixes pan-, vice - : miscellaneous prefixes suffixation :
1. Noun suffixes 1) Denominal nouns 2) Deverbal nouns
3) De-adjective nouns: ity, -ness, 4) Noun and adjective suffixes
注意Compounding, acoronymy , blending , conversion , clipping 的名词解释. 要点: 复合词分为哪三类: 1)solid 2) hyphenated 3) open 简答题: what are the characteristics of compounds ?
What are the difference between compounds and free phrases ? 答案:
1) phonetic features 2) Semantic features 3) Grammatical features
最常见的三种词性 : 1) Noun compound 2) Adjective compounds 3) verb compounds
问题:在名词性复合词中有哪几种有多产性, 哪两种不具有多产性? 在形容性复合词当中, 哪三类有多产性?
动词性复合词是靠哪两种方法复合在一起的? *名词解释:Conversion ( 重点,还没考过)
Conversion is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class.
Functional shift = conversion
Zero-derivation ( 选择或填空要点)
Adjective to noun : (1) full conversion (2) partial conversion 问题:形容词转为动词分为哪两类?
答案:由Adjective to verbs : (1) Transitive (2) Intransitive 简答题: 形容词变动词的三种类别( 没考过)
问题:请你举出由conjunction 变为noun 的一个例子? 答案: Ifs and buts
blending are also called blends or portmanteau words ( 选择或填空要点) 问题:‘blending’ 分为哪四类合成词? 1. head + tail 2. head + head 3. head + word 4. word + tail
问题: 绝大多数blending 都是什么词性? 答案:nouns
The overwhelming majority of blends are nouns; very few are verbs and adjectives are even fewer. 问题:截短法clipping 分为哪四类?
答案:There are four common types of clipping : 1) Front clipping 2) Back clipping
3) Front and back clipping 4) Phrase clipping
要注意clipping 的例子
有一个特殊变化:fridge ( refrigerator 截短之后在i, g 中间加一个d ) , 还有拼写发生变化,比如说:coke ( coca cola) 问题:什么是acronymy?
Acronymy is the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of neames of social and political organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms Acronymy 包含两类: 1) initialisms (不发音) e.g. BBC, VOA, TB
2) acronyms (形成新的发音) e.g. CORE, TEFL `
Words from proper names 有四大类: 1. Names of people
e.g. bobby : Names of people 2. Names of places e.g. champagne, rugby 3. Names of books e.g. utopia 4. Tradenames e.g. cabal
问题:以下的词采用哪种构词法?
e.g. diagnosis ---?diagnose : (先有诊断的名词,后有了诊断的动词, 这种构词被称作) backformation
bloomers (它的构词法满足哪一种词法): 属于Words from proper names 中的Names of people
VJ-day :(这种构词法是由哪一种构成的)属于Initialisms 中的Acronyms Pop: (采用哪一种构词法构成的) : clipping Sitcom : blending
FORTRAN : head + head
Bath (名词) ----- bathe ( 动词)
Bath 和 bathe 存在一种什么关系? ( Conversion ) 重点句:Conversion is also known as functional shift. 问题:Noun + v-ing, 这类词构成的词是什么词 ? 答案:compounding
问题:Record-breaking , 它是属于复合法中的哪一种? 答案:Adjectives compounds
问题:请说出Adjectives compounds 中多产性强的有几类? 答案: 有三类 1) n + v-ing 2) n + a 3) n + v-ed
问题:up-bringing 是属于哪一类构词法构成的词? 答案:noun compounds (adv + v-ing )
问题:复合词与自由短语的最大的区别是什么? 答案:区别也就是复合词的特点: 1) Phonetic features 2) Semantic features 3) Grammatical features
问题:red meat, green horn,它们是复合词的哪一个特点构成的词? 答案 :Semantic features (也就是从构词上推不出它的涵义) 问题:Compounding又被称作什么法? 答案:composition
问题:由compounding 或composition 构成的词被称作什么? 答案:compounds
问题:复合词分为几类?分别举例加以说明? 答案:分为三类:solid, hyphenated, open solid : blackmail , blackmarket hyphenated: brother-in-law, open : green horn , green hand
问题:当形容词转为动词时分为几类:Adjectives to verbs 答案:有三类:
1) Both transitive and intransitive 2) Only transitive 3) Only intransitive
问题:由人的行为所造成的结果进行转类之后,转成了什么词性? 答案:verb to noun e.g. catch
问题:形容词可不可以转类,转成名词分为几个类别? 答案:分为两类:
1) full conversion e.g. black , white
2) partial conversion e.g. the rich , the poor
问题:名词再变成名词分为几类?分别举例说明? 答案:1) Concrete 2) abstract e.g.
host : (可加-ess 变成具体名词) friend : (加-ship 可变成抽象名词)
问题:(只作了解) A word is unity of sound and meaning ( true or false ) 答案:true ( 可从word 的四个特点看出)
问题:Most loaned words are borrowed from foreign languages without any change in sound and spelling. (true or false). 答案: true
外来词分为四类: 1) Denizens
e.g. cup from cuppa , port form portus 2) Aliens
e.g. garage , decor 3) Translation -loans e.g. long time no see 4) Semantic- loans. e.g. dream
判断对错题:
1.Conversion means transfer of a word from one class to anther . (true or false ) 答案:true
2. The relationship between a word symbol and its meaning is mostly arbitrary and conventional. (true or false ). 答案:true
3.a word used in different contexts may contrast with different antonyms .(true or false) 答案:true
4. an allomorph is any of the variant forms of morphemes. (true or false )
答题: false
重点句:A word which has more than one meaning can have more than one antonym.
E.g. fast (fast 在不同的语境中对应着不同的概念) 选择题:
Chinese is our native language, but we can not say the Chinese is our ? . a)mother tongue b) first language c) mother language d) official language
答案:C)mother language ( 不存在的一种说法)
问题:以下的哪一个词 is not an expression used by American? A) tube B) bar C) Mailbox D) Congress
答案:tube ( 只有英国人把地铁叫tube , 美国人把它叫作subway, underground ) 问题:‘smog’它是‘smoke , fog’ 合在一起形成的词,它是采用了下面哪一 种构词法?
A) clipping B ) compounding C) blending D) backformation 答案: C ) blending
问题:以下的词哪些属于:A)simple word B) compound word C) derived word D) shortened form. e.g. goldmine (compound word ) bike ( shortened form )
process (derived word : cess 是一个不可分割的bound root,pro 它 是一个前缀)
supermarket ( derived word ) language ( simple word ) driver ( derived word )
dorm ( shortened form, clipping ) modernize ( derivation ) blackboard ( compound )
bus ( shortened form ) (omnibus )
(可能会出现的题)What is the difference between content words and functional words, illustrate your point with examples ? ( 未考过) 注意:答题时先答名词解释,再加以例子说明。
(复习要考虑的题) What is the difference between denotative meaning and connotative meaning?
(论述题) What are the fundamental features of the basic word stock of the English vocabulary? ( 未考过)
答题时先答名词解释basic word stock 再答五大特点并配以例子加以说明。 (关键答好第一个特点: ‘All national character , 它又分为五个特点) 前四章复习的内容:
问题:Which of the following words is not formed through clipping? A) dorm B) Motel C) gent D) zoo 答案:Motel: (blending)
问题:Old English has vocabulary of about how many words ? 答案:50,000 to 60,000
问题:词素分为自由词素和粘着词素,自由词素又被称作自由词根,粘着词素 分为哪两类?
答案:粘着词素分为:Bound root 和 affixes 选择题或填空:
Besides French words, English also absorb as many as 2,500 words in the Middle English Period. (Dutch ) A word is a symbol that B .