FEB 2012 Morphology and Syntax (UNIRAZAK)

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Video :)

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How to answer exam questions-Morphology and Syntax

1.Explain the following.Support your explanation with relevant examples.

a)adverb   b)……    c)……

a).Adverb-An adverb is a descriptive word that adds to the meaning of a verb,an adjective,another adverb or a preposition.Adverbs usually tell us how,when,why,where,how,often,what degree,and emphasize a statement.Adverbs should come,if possible,next to the word or words they describe.

Eg.move silently-silently describes the verb move.

Note: Most of your answers are ‘one liners’.eg.An adverb describes a verb.eg.silently.

2.In Section B,you will be asked to answer 2 questions.For each question you have to discuss on 4 points.Each point should be discussed in different paragraphs.Therefore your essay will have 4 paragraphs with relevant examples to support your discussion.

Final Exam –Morphology and Syntax(22/5/12)

Format of question paper

There are 2 sections:Section A (60m)and Section B(40m)

Areas to focus on:

1.Basic concepts and terminology

-should be able to explain and give examples of terminology,eg.morpheme,syntax,etc

2.Tree Diagrams

-should be able to identify grammatical categories/functions and draw tree diagrams for the sentences/phrases given.

3.Phrase structure and words

-explain the meaning of the ambiguous sentences given.

- types of morphemes,singular/plural morphemes,affixes,roots,stems

4.Importance of syntax,morphology,grammar,phonemes,morphemes,etc in the English language.

5.Different ways  a language increases its vocabulary. 

Evaluation time...

Hey guys,

Evaluate your peers using the questions below as your guide.Select only ONE presentation on the first day and another the following week.This means  you have to evaluate a total of TWO.Post your evaluation as a group in the blog.

1.Did the presenters organize the classroom well to facilitate a smooth presentation?

2.Was the presentation clear,interesting,creative,innovative and meaningful?

3.Did the presenters rush through the activities?

4.Did you learn anything new from the presentation?

5.There’s always room for improvement.Discuss one aspect of the presentation that could have been better.    

***Please place your evaluation in the comment below . thank you

PRESENTATION...

Hey ALL,

"ALL the BEST for your presentation....."

Do the best, something unique and not forgetting bringing out everything that has been taught in class :)

Marks Breakdown and NEXT WEEKS task

Hey guys/girls,

Here are the marks breakdown for Morphology and Syntax ( FEB 2012)

Attendance : 5%

Quiz / Blog : 5%

Presentation / Assignment : 15%

Mid-Semester : 15%

Final Exam : 60%

TOTAL : 100%

AS FOR NEXT WEEKS TASK:-

Please complete the exercise and bring it NEXT monday.....

Bring your presentation plan and discuss with Madam Sarada 

Learn up Active and passive, and  Tree Diagrams :)

Today's Lesson (16/4/2012)

Minimal Pairs

(-different words which have almost the same pronunciation)

cab------------cap

 bag-----------back

sit------------seat

bit-----------beat

sip----------seep

pan------------pen

hold-------------old

three------------tree

teen-------------tin

heart-------------art

 sick-------------seek

Examples:-

(Give it a try)

The CAB driver wore a CAP

He took my BAG to the BACK

I took a SEAT to SIT, but BIT my tongue and started to BEAT her before she took a SIP and let the drink SEEP  through..

Pronunciation of Morpheme

Singular/Plural

cab-------------cabS

cap-----------capS

bus-----------busES

bag-------------bagS

back------------backS

can-----------canS

match-----------matchES

Irregular Plural

ox------------oxEN

child----------childREN

mouse----------mICE

sheep-----------sheep

man--------------mEn

woman-------------womEn

criterion-----------criteriA

#( P,T,K,F,TH...will have a plural pronunciation form of "s")

#(B,D,G,N,L,R,A,Y...will have a plural pronunciation form of "z")

#(ES,SH,Z,CH.....will have a plural pronunciation form of "ez")

('s' is normally pronounce as a 'z')*

('es' will carr the sound of 'ez')*

*these are known as variants or better known as ALLORMORPHS 

Past Tense (t,d,ed..etc.)

play---------playED

watch------------watchED

beg---------begGED

Here is the work we did in CLASS :)

QUIZ cum EXERCISE

Next monday's lesson

Guys and Girls,

Next monday's class, ALL should come prepared with the following topics:-

i) Allomorphs

II) Singular / Plural noun

III) phrase structure

IV)Semantics / Pragmatic roles 

Have Fun With Language :)

Mid Sem Test

Guys and girls... !! How was the mid-semester test?? 

Was it easy??

 Was it Hard???

 Let's discuss about it... 

BE honest... Let's see what you guys and Girls have to say :)

Presentation post :)

Hey guys.... the presentation dates are as follow...

Presentations-30/4/12-Groups 1-5

                       7/5/12-Groups 6-9

Any questions regarding the above,please post in the blog in the ‘Presentation Post’.

#Note: Hard copy of essay to be handed in after presentation.Make sure the essay has a reference page.

"All The Best"

Quiz Questions

Hey guys... this is the QUIZ questions we did in class last monday.... :)


LINK :-
QUIZ LINK

Reminder For This Coming Monday's Class

As you all know the monday class from 2nd April 2012 will be moved forward to 11.30 am...

Please bring you Dictionary and The Sun for a QUIZ :)

Thanks :)

Inflection of nouns

Hey guys really sorry for the delay, here is the link for you guys to download the work on Inflections of Nouns )



Link :-
Inflection Of Nouns

GROUP PRESENTATION TITLE :)

Below are the group task according to group number . Please take note :-

Group 1

"Derivational Morphemes"

Group 2

"Tree Diagrams"

Group 3

"Stems"

Group 4

"Reflective Morphemes"

Group 5

"Grammatical Categories"

Group 6

"Bound Morphemes"

Group 7

"Ambiguous Sentences"

Group 8

"Root Words"

Group 9

"Morphemes"

P/S: A gentle reminder : slots for presentation will be randomly selected. 

Message from Miss Sarada :-

"You have been given your topics for presentation.Make sure you start planning now.

Each group will be given 20 minutes to present their topics.Remember to use songs,drama,role play,newspapers,Internet,etc in your presentation.Hand in an essay on the topic of your presentation.If you have any questions on the above,please post them here...."

Next Week's Task :)

Attention to all :-

As to what to do  next week,students have to research on the following:

a)Phrase structure and words....what does it mean?Bring examples for discussion.

b)Noun phrases,adjective phrases,quantifiers,verb phrases,prepositional phrases...read and understand the research.

P/S:Come prepared for a discussion...

WORK #1

1.What is ‘orthography’?

2.a)When you say you know a word,it means you know both its ‘form’ and its ‘meaning’….explain ‘form’….

     b)Select a word ,make sentences to show its different meanings.

3.When a word is stored in your ‘mental lexicon’,what is the information you have on the word?

4.Explain ‘morpheme’.A single word may be composed of one or two morphemes:Look at the following words,do you know how many morphemes   they consist of?

a)boy    b)boyish  c) boyishness  d)gentlemanliness  e) ungentlemanliness

5. What are ‘root’ morphemes?Give examples of ‘root’ morphemes.

6. What  is a ‘stem’?Give examples of ‘stem’.

7.Explain and give examples of:

                                   ‘free’ and ‘bound’ morphemes.

                                      Prefixes and suffixes

                                      Content(open) and function (closed)words

                                      Derivational and inflectional morphemes

                                      Compounds,Acronyms,Blends,Abbreviations,Eponyms

Reminder #1

All Morphology and Syntax Students (Section 2) 

 Attn:-

The class for next week (5th March 2012) is cancelled and will be replaced. Replacement class will be notified later. Please keep yourselves updated by FREQUENTLY visiting the BLOG :)

SUGGESTION ZONE :D

DEAR STUDENTS,
HERE IS WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR SUGGESTIONS THROUGH COMMENTING BELOW. Thank you :)

(27th February 2012 - Lesson of the day )

#1 Homonyms or Homophones

-are words that have the same sound but have different meaning

(E.G: Bear and Bare)

             Bear -

           1)being the fury fierce animal

                   2)Keeping it in mind (Bear In Mind)

3)Recover (Bear Up)

Bare- 

 1)Naked / Nude

                                             2)Not covered with anything  (Bare hands)

#2 Same meaning but represented by different strings of sounds

Examples:-

couch    OR    sofa

Taxi       OR    Cab

           Dear      OR     Expensive  

#3 Lexemes

-are words that mean the same but yet differ in quantity

 E.g: Dog..................Dogs

      (Singular).............(Plural)     

#4 Word Formation

-are words that differ from meaning when formed/placed with other words

E.g:  Dog...............Dog Catcher

                        (animal)........(occupation of a person)

Note: Guys and Girls ,please submit the 5 examples (EACH) Requested by Madam Sarada for #1 and #2 in the comments below.Thank you.