Exam 2 Study Guide

ENG 204, Fall 2004

This is a tentative list of topics for exam 2; other topics may be added.

Morphology

Word formation processes: define and give an example

acronyms, blending, clipping, compounding, coinage, conversion, alternation, suppletion

Slang: what features mark words as slang

Morphemes: define and give an example

free and bound morphemes

function and content words

inflectional and derivational affixes

Problems

be able to solve a problem segmenting morphemes in a list of English words

Morphological types: analytic and synthetic languages

syntactic types: SOV, etc.; word order vs. inflection

Syntax

Lexical categories: N, V, P, Adj, Adv, Conj, Det, AUX

open and closed classes

Phrase Structure Rules and tree diagrams

Be able to diagram a simple sentence using PS rules given to you

Transformational/ Generative Grammar

explain the name and purpose

Chomsky

Transformations: Yes/no questions, WH questions, Passivization, Negation

deep structure and surface structure

Relative clauses: restrictive and non-restrictive, adjectival

Independent and dependent clauses

punctuation rules

subordinating and coordinating conjunctions

Format:

The test will contain definitions, short answer questions, paragraph-length questions, and problems to solve.