Introduction to language II Final Exam (Repeaters) 2nd semester 2013-2014

Republic of Yemen

Hodeidah University

Zabid College of Education

Department of English

Date: Monday 19/05/2014

In the name of Allah

Final-Exam (Repeaters)

Level & Course: 2nd Year English

Subject: Introduction to Language II

Time: 3 hours

Total marks: 150

Teacher: Dr. Abdullah Shaghi

I. Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

1. The course provides an introduction to the scientific study of language, concentrating on English. T/F
2. The course examines English words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meanings (semantics). T/F
3. Lexicography is the art of making dictionaries. T/F
4. Affixes which come in front of a free morpheme are suffixes, and those which come after are prefixes.T//F
5. Two examples of two morphemes can be represented in speaker and reader. T/F
6. Syntax refers to the rules of sentence formation. T/F
7. The word order of English is (SVO). T/F
8. Morphology refers to the rules of word formation. T/F
9. The word order of Arabic is (VSO). T/F
10. NP → (D) (A) N (PP) represents the Noun Phrase as one of Phrase Structure Rules. T/F

II. Use these 5 terms: ( (i) A Stem Morpheme, (ii) Syntax, (iii) A Morpheme, (iv) Morphology, and (v) A Root Morpheme) to complete the following statements appropriately. (6 x 5 = 30 marks)

1. ___________________ is the one that has the principal meaning of the word.
2. ___________________ is the smallest unit of meaning that cannot be further analyzed into simpler elements.
3. ___________________ refers to the rules of word formation.
4. ___________________ refers to the rules of sentence formation.
5. ___________________ is the root morpheme that other morphemes can be added to.

III. Define briefly any four of the following topics. (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

1. Introduction to Language II
2. Lexicography
3. A Stem Morpheme
4. A Morpheme
5. Compounds
6. Morphology
7. A Root Morpheme
8. Syntax


IV. Write short notes with examples on any four of the following topics: (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

1. Description of the Course Introduction to Language II
2. Why do people study language?
3. Inflectional Morphemes
4. Linguistic knowledge
5. Word-order
6. Borrowing
7. Morphemes
8. Derivation

  Best wishes & Good luck!  

Teacher & Examiner: Dr. Abdullah Shaghi, 2nd YE, Introduction to Language II, Final-Exam (Repeaters), Monday 19/05/2014