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2. Consider the following lines from the beginning of Lewis Carrolls poem Jabberwocky: Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome rathes outgrabe. (a) What distinguishes the morphemes which Carroll invented for this poem from the words which are familiar? (Hint: look back at file 5.3.) (b) Show the inflectional morphemes that Carroll used on the morphemes he created. 3. In a movie called Funny Farm, a couple moves from the city to a farm and ends up spending the first night on the floor. The next morning the wife says to the husband, What they really mean when then say hardwood floors is hard, wood floors. What concept from syntax accounts for the humor in this line? Explain, using tree diagrams and paraphrases.
For each of these incorrect definitions, provide the possible reasons why the students made the guesses they did. Exemplify by reference to other words or morphemes, giving their meanings as well.
*This study guide is due on 7/16* 4. In many languages of the world, whole sentences can be expressed with a single word. This is true in Classical Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec Empire that flourished in what is now Mexico between 1325 and 1522 CE. In the following problem, try to divide each Nahuatl word into its various parts, and then fill in the translations at the end. Nahuatl word English Translation a. nicho:ka "I cry." b. nicho:kani c. ankochinih d. tikochih e. kochiya f. kwi:kas g. ankochiyah h. nicho:kas i. cho:kayah j. tikochi k. ancho:kah l. tikochis m. ticho:kayah n. cho:ka o. kochini p. ancho:kayah q. ticho:kanih r. kwi:kah "I am crying." "Y'all are sleeping." "We sleep." "He was sleeping." "He will sing." "Y'all were sleeping." "I will cry." "They were crying." "You sleep." "Y'all cry." "We will sleep." "We were crying." "He cries." "He is sleeping." "Y'all were crying." "We are crying." "They sing."
Translate the following into English: s. tikwi:kani t. nikwi:kaya u. cho:kanih *This study guide is due on 7/16*
*This study guide is due on 7/16* Now translate the following English sentences into Classical Nahuatl: v. They sleep. w. I will sleep. x. You will cry.
Essential concepts: a) morphology b) bound vs. free morpheme c) stem d) prefix, suffix, infix e) inflectional morpheme f) derivational morpheme
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