- •Список литературы для подготовки к семинарскому занятию по теме «морфологическая структура слова»:
- •Exercises:
- •Consider your answers to the following:
- •II. Translate the following sentences with root words:
- •III Write out from any five pages of the book you are translating examples which illustrate borrowed and native affixes from the tables in the lectures. Comment on their productivity.
- •IV. What are the meanings of the affixes in the following words? Comment on the meaning of each morpheme and the word as a whole.
- •V. Translate the words with
- •VII. Translate the following words produced from the same root by means of different affixes.
- •VIII. Answer the following questions using derivatives with the suffix –ee:
- •IX. Fill each gap with suitable words: Cultural – cultured
- •Delighted – delightful
- •Economic – economical
- •X. Translate into English:
- •XI. Translate the sentences. Comment on the use of prefixes and suffixes.
- •XIII Translate the following derivatives paying attention to the meaning of the prefix and the meaning of the whole word.
- •XV. Supply the examples of your own to illustrate the meaning of prefixes from Table 1 and Table 2 [4]:
- •XVI. Translate the given sentences. Discuss the words in bold type.
- •XVII. Translate the compounds into Russian:
- •XVIII. Pick out occasional compounds in the following extracts. Comment on their meaning. Try to give a good literary translation of the extracts.
- •XIX. Replace the second element of the words by woman; translate both words:
- •XX. Translate the following nouns; give synonymous words where possible.
- •XXI. Identify the neutral compounds in the word combinations given below and write them out in 3 columns:
- •XXIII. Identify the compounds in the word-groups below. Say as much as you can about their structure and semantics.
- •XXIV. Say whether the following lexical units are word-groups or compounds. Motivate your answer.
- •XXV. Classify the following units according to the type of word-formation (abbreviation, clipping, blending) and supply the corresponding full words or word combinations. Fill in the following table:
- •XXVI. What is the type of word-building by which the italicized words in the following extracts were made?
- •XXVII. Define the particular type of word-building process by which the following words were made and say as much as you can about them.
- •XXVIII. Find cases of conversion in the following sentences.
- •XXIX. Explain the semantic correlation within the following pairs of words.
- •Список литературы, использованной при составлении методических указаний:
- •Антрушина г.Б. Афанасьева о.В., Морозова н.Н. Лексикология английского языка. М.: Дрофа, 1999
- •Мешков о.Д. Словообразование современного английского языка. М.: Наука, 1976, стр. 118-120
IV. What are the meanings of the affixes in the following words? Comment on the meaning of each morpheme and the word as a whole.
Reddish, adj.; overwrite, v.; irregular, adj.; illegal, adj.; retype, v.; old-womanish, adj.; disrespectable, adj.; inexpensive, adj.; unladylike, adj.; disorganize, v.; renew, v.; eatable, adj.; overdress, v.; disinfection, п.; snobbish, adj.;.; tallish, adj.; breakable, adj.,
V. Translate the words with
derogatory suffixes: racketeer, n., profiteer, n., gangster, n., gamester, n., rhymester, n., hipster, n., drunkard, n., dullard, n., hireling, n., princeling, n., simpleton, n.
Diminutive suffixes: daddie, hanky, nightie, chicken, booklet, hillock, cornet.
VI. Add the suffix –ish and translate: girl, book, yellow, school-boy, sheep, snake, tall, white, small.
VII. Translate the following words produced from the same root by means of different affixes.
1. cheerful — cheery, healthful — healthy, fruitful — fruity, tasteful— tasty, continual— continuous, industrial—industrious, virtual — virtuous, special — specious, official - officious, ceremonial — ceremonious, sensual — sensuous, imperial — imperious, luxuriant — luxurious, watery — waterish, manly — mannish, colourful — coloured, respected — respectful — respectable, exhaustive — exhausting — exhausted, bored — boring, touchy — touched — touching.
2.unanswerable questions, as immovable as a rock, a debatable point, an unpronounceable name, inexplicable facts, inexcusable mistakes, incomparable things, dependable information, unsaleable goods, activities punished by law, irrefutable evidence (refute - опровергать), perishable goods, irreconsilable contradictions, irreplaceable specialists, unpredictable behaviour, untraceable poisons, an inflatable boat, irreproachable behaviour,
VIII. Answer the following questions using derivatives with the suffix –ee:
What do we call a person to whom a letter is addressed?
Who do we refer to for judgement at a box match?
What do we call people who ask for refuge and are granted it?
What do we call a person nominated for a post?
What is the name of people employed to do some work?
IX. Fill each gap with suitable words: Cultural – cultured
1.She seemed a … woman who knew a great deal about poetry and music. 2. He has got a … accent. One of the tasks of radio and television is to raise the … standard of people. 4. Our countries must cooperate in economic, scientific and … spheres. 5. He sounded … . 6. The city is an important … centre.
Delighted – delightful
1.We had a … hiking holiday. 2. The present was just what she wanted. She was … . 3. The weather is … . 4. He was not … at the prospect at all.
Economic – economical
1.to do it would be political and … suicide. 2. The … gap between the countries can’t be bridged in the foreseeable future. 3. The article deals with the … development of the country. 4. The new car is more … . 5. It is more … to buy in large quantities. 6. It was done for … as well as political reasons. 7. “Thrifty” means …
exhaustive – exhausting – inexhaustible
1.I’ve got nothing to add. The account is … . 2. She made an … study of the subject. 3. His supply of jokes seems … . 4. The journey turned out to be … . 5. Such long visits are so … .
honorary – honorable
1.He was made … president of the Academy. 2. He doesn’t get paid for it. It’s an … title. 3. She is full of … intentions. 4. He is an … member of a number of scientific societies.