HW--Basic Linguistic

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  Name: ________________________________ ID: _________________________   Ling 3 Fall 2016 Homework 3 1.You may recognize these problems from Homework 2. For each, write a phonological rule of the type discussed in class today (/ / à [ ]). Show your work. (40 points) A. Consider the distribution of [s] and [t] in these data from Tongan. [tauhi] to take care [to] sugar cane [totonu] correct [motomoto] unripe [sisi] garland [fesi] to break [pasi] to clap [misi] to dream [motu] island [sino] body [fata] shelf [mo] and Write the phonological rule: B. Consider the distribution of the [x] and [ç] in these data from German. [axt] eight [ɪç] I [bux] book [ɛçt] real [laxəәn] to laugh [lɔx] hole [hoox] high [lɛçʌln] to smile [raɪçəәn] to reach Write the phonological rule:

2. For each word in (a) through (e) below, identify its root and list the number of bound morphemes it contains. [30 points]

root # bound morphemes

a reduplication

b immortalize

c demotivater

d detangling

e sarcastically

f immortalize

3. For each word in (a) through (f) below, identify its root, the syntactic category of the root, and the syntactic category of the entire derived word. [30 points]

root root's category word’s category

a defenders

b unkindly

c unmovable

d nationalization

e demoralize

f darkening