Homework
#2: Solutions
3.
a)
noisy
crow 3) phrase consisting of
adjective plus noun
b)
scarecrow 1) compound noun
c)
the
crow 6) grammatical morpheme
followed by lexical morpheme
d)
crowlike 5) root morpheme plus derivational
suffix
e)
crows 4) root morpheme plus inflectional
suffix
4.
a)
terrorized 3) inflectional suffix
b)
uncivilized 1) free root
c)
terrorize 4) derivational suffix
d)
lukewarm 2) bound root
e)
impossible 6) derivational prefix
5.
a)
The
morpheme meaning singular is um-
b)
The
morpheme meaning plural is aba-
c)
The
Zulu stems to which the singular/plural morphemes are attached:
Zulu English Zulu English
-fazi 'married woman' -bazi 'carve'
-fani 'boy' -limi 'farm'
-zali 'parent' -dlali 'play'
-fundisi 'teach' -fundi 'read'
d)
The
derivational suffix morpheme that specifies the category verb is -a.
e)
The
nominal suffix morpheme is -i.
f)
A
noun is formed in Zulu by adding the suffix morpheme, -i, to the stem
(and adding a singular or plural prefix).
Schematically this is:
Noun = singular/plural marker + Verb stem + Nominal
suffix
g)
The
stem morpheme meaning 'read' is -fund-.
h)
The
stem morpheme meaning 'carve is -baz-.
6.
a)
2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
5
e)
1
7.
a)
To
form an infinitive, add the suffix -en to the root. Schematically, this is: Infinitive = Root + -en
b)
To
form a past participle, circumfix the prefix go- and the suffix -d to the
root. Schematically, this is Past
Participle = ge- + Root + -d