LING150/University of Oregon

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Be sure you know both the form and meaning of the morphemes in Morpheme Set 4 at this Web site.

Be sure to review the morphemes in earlier sets.

There is a 20-point vocabulary section similar to previous exams. 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.

All other test questions are multiple choice. The major topics covered include:

• the reconstruction of P.I.E.
• the Indo-European language family
• the sound correspondences of Germanic and Classical languages (Grimm's Law)
  • (Be sure you are clear about what a cognate is. Test questions are similar to homework problems.)
• historical events which changed the English language
  • (Be sure you understand the effects of the Great Vowel Shift.)

Terminology

cognate	Comparative Method	Great Vowel Shift	Germanic	Celtic
P.I.E.	Grimm's Law	Norman conquest	Hellenic	Italic

Click here to see some sample exam questions.

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