syntax

week5: Assignment 2 (10 points)

A. Divide the following words into the smallest meaningful units and describe how the words are formed, i.e. describe the morphological processes (derivation, inflection) involved. (5 points)

The ideal answer would look like this for the lexeme (sleeps)

The answer: A- sleep-s B- (the suffix -s is inflectional)

1- Helplessness

2- Hospitalizes

B. Draw trees representing the morphological structure of these words. (5 points)