Deck 8: Types and Study of Words in Linguistics

Question 1

-----------is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables are removed from an existing long words.

A)compounding
B)portmanteau
C)derivation
D)clipping.

Answer 1

clipping.

Question 2

Words such as 'smog' and 'motel' are instances of ------

A)compounding
B)portmanteau
C)derivation
D)backformation

Answer 2

portmanteau

Question 3

Words such as 'black-leg' and 'flash-light' are instances of ------

A)compounding
B)portmanteau
C)derivation
D)backformation

Answer 3

compounding

Question 4

Words such as 'edit' and 'house-keep' are instances of ------

A)compounding
B)portmanteau
C)derivation
D)backformation

Question 5

Words such as 'phone' and 'photo' are instances of ------

A)compounding
B)portmanteau
C)derivation
D)clipping.

Question 6

Words such as 'UNESCO' and 'RADAR' are instances of ------

A)compounding
B)acronym
C)re-duplicates
D)conversion.

Question 7

Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called------

A)compounding
B)acronym
C)re-duplicates
D)conversion

Question 8

Which among the following is an example for portmanteau

A)smog
B)unesco
C)buzz
D)edit

Question 9

Which among the following is an example acronym?

A)smog
B)unesco
C)buzz
D)edit

Question 10

-------is the scientific study of language

A)philology
B)phonology
C)phonetics
D)linguistics