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Be sure you know both the form and meaning of the morphemes in Morpheme Set 2 at this Web site.

Be sure to review the morphemes in earlier sets.

In one major section of the exam, you will be given literal meanings or definitions which are transparently derived from literal meanings. From a list of words, you will need to select the word which best fits each meaning. The words contain morphemes which you have studied.

The meanings may NOT necessarily correspond literally to the dictionary definition. Use your knowledge of the morphemes, especially the derivational suffixes, and the meaning to choose the word which best fits each meaning.

There are two words which you will need to analyze. Each word is given in a sentence. Derivational suffixes must have only ONE gloss to be correct. Choose the correct one based on the context of the sentence

There are two words which you will need to analyze. Each word is given in a sentence.

In the remainder of the exam, you will be asked to apply the principles you have studied in this unit. You may be given an example and asked to determine what it is an example of.

You need to be able to read words written in IPA symbols and to write short English words using the correct symbols.

All questions, except the word analysis problems, are multiple choice.

When you study, be sure to study the examples given in the text and in WebLectures. You will be given similiar, but different examples on the exam. Exam questions are often similar to homework problems.

Be sure you understand the technical terminology we have discussed in this unit. You may want to review the definitions of the following terms and think of an example of each.

allomorphy	fricative	palatal-alveolar
idiosyncratic allomorphy	larynx (voice box)	voicing assimilation
ablaut	vocal chords	place assimilation
Latin/Greek doublets	nasal	total assimilation
weakening	place of articulation	articulator
nasal insertion	bilabial	hard palate, palatal
metathesis	approximant	soft palate (velum), velar
consonant	labiodental	vowel backness: front/central/back
vowel	lateral	vowel height: high/mid/low
voicing	interdental	glottis/glottal
affricate	alveolar, alveolar ridge	diphthong
stop	manner of articulation	natural class

No materials of any kind (notes, dictionaries, etc.) are permitted during the test. You should be able to determine the answers using the principles we have discussed in this and previous units.

You may want to try out the sample exam. It contains some of the kinds of questions you'll see on the second exam. No data will actually be sent; you will find the answers to the question in Exercises A and B in this unit.

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