II. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of prefixes; 2) the functions of affixes; 3) types of antonyms; and 4) types of meanings. (10%)
A B
（ ） 31. appreciative meanings A. maltreat
（ ） 32. parent/child B. Jap/nigger
（ ） 33. pejorative prefixes C. tremble (not quiver) with fear
（ ） 34. man/woman D. famous/determined
（ ） 35. hyperactive/superfreeze E. extraordinary/telecommunication
（ ） 36. collocative meaning E prefixes of degree
（ ） 37. decompose/unwrap G. inflectional affixes
（ ） 38. pejorative meaning H. reversative prefixes
（ ） 39. radios/desks I. contradictory terms
（ ） 40. locative prefixes J. relative terms
llI. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)
41. Grammarians insist that a word be a ____form that can function in a sentence.
42. In modern English, word endings were mostly lost with just a few exceptions because English has evolved from a synthetic language to the present ____language.
43. The morphemes can be grouped into free morphemes and ____morphemes.
44. New words which are created by adding affixes to stems are called____.
45. Though having little lexical meaning, ____words have strong grammatical meaning.
46. The vocabulary of a language is in constant change; old items drop out, new items come in, and as the new replace the old, so the internal ____of the whole set alter.
47. The attitudes of classes have also made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of elevation or____.
48. The sentence “I like Mary better than Jean.” will lead to____.
49. The fixity of idioms depends on the____.
50. Encyclopedic dictionaries can be further divided into ____and encyclopedic dictionaries.
IV. Define the following terms. (10%)
51. borrowed words
52. conversion
53. motivation
54. narrowing
55. replacement of idioms
V. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)
56. What are derivational affixes?
57. What is grammatical meaning of a word? Give an example to illustrate your point.
58. What type of transfer is experienced for the word in bold type?
The fairy tale “The Sleeping Beauty” is very interesting.
59. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the stylistic features of idioms.
Stylistically speaking, most idioms are neither formal nor informal.
VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)
60. Analyze and comment, with a diagram, on the italicized words increase, extend and expand in the following three sentences based on the concept of discrimination of synonyms.
[a] The company has decided to increase its sales by ten per cent next year.
[b] The owner of the restaurant is going to extend the kitchen by ten feet this year.
[c] The metal will expand if heated.
61.State the roles of context in determination of word meaning. Illustrate your points with examples.
