Required Reading

O b l i g a t o r y :

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. – M., 1973, pp. 30-59.

2. Ginzburg R.S. et al. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. – M., 1979, pp. 89-107.

3. . Верба Л.Г. Порівняльна лексикологія англійської та української мов. – Нова книга,2003,с. 18-25

3. 4. Ніколенко А.Г. Лексикологія англійської мови. – Нова книга, 2007.

O p t i o n a l :

Кубрякова Е. С. Основы морфологического анализа. - М., 1974.

Tasks and Exercises

1. Analyze the following words morphologically and classify them according up to what part of speech they belong to:

ailment, superman, air, beggarly, calculable, disturbance, eternity, expressionless, eyelet, fair-minded, fruitfulness, governmental, indomitable, inflammability, judicious, intake, morphologically, memorize, nourishment, overpowering, reconciliation, renowned, runner, speechless, workmanship, high-priced, theatre-goer.

2. Comment on the structural types and patterns of the following words. Translate the words into Ukrainian.

Unforgettable, curio, aggro, bookish, sailor, devastate, nothing, fount, heavier-than-air, fine, diplomacy, news-stand, father-in-law, exam, asleep, courage, Anglo-American, snow-capped, anxious, ne’er-do-well, sun-bleached, lady-killer, walking-stick, eye, fridge, telephone, artillery, penny-a-liner, speedometer, fruice, true-to-life, ill-fitting, phone, engage, discover, cupboard, notify, indefatigability, supremacy, snow-white, clumsy, democratic, inhabit, newspaper, impress, wonder, gym, comfy, civic-mindedness.

3. Give the definition of a root-morpheme. Define roots in the following sets of words.

Bake, baker, bakery; civil, civilian, civilise, civilised, civilisation; collect, collection, collector, collective, collectivisation; differ, difference, different, differential, differentiate; gentle, gentleman, gentility, gentleness, genteel, gently; please, pleasant, pleasure; describe, prescribe, inscribe; success, successful, unsuccessful, successfully, succession, successor, successive; porter, transport, import, export.

4. Make distinction between derivational and functional affixes.

1. Translated, finished, reduced, collected, pushed.

2. Talented, gifted, bearded, black-hearted.

3. Tables, sisters, books, girls, pencils.

4. Colors, developments, draughts, powers, glasses.

Test Questions and Tasks

А. Consider your answers to the following:

How do you distinguish between a morpheme and a word?

What types of morphemes do you know?

What is the aim of morphemic analysis?

What are the principles of morphemic analysis?

What types of word-segmentability do you know?

What is word-formation? How is it classified?

What is the difference between word-formation and morphologic divisibility?

What is the difference between morphemic and derivational levels of morphological analysis?

What types of derivational patterns do you know?

What types of derivational bases do you know?

What are the peculiar features of derivational affixes?

B. Match the Ukrainian term with the corresponding English equivalent.

Morpheme	Морфологічна сегментація
Root-morpheme	Словотворча морфема
Stem	Валентність
Derivational morpheme	Словотворча модель
Morphological segmentation	Морфема
Ultimate Constituent	Словотворча основа
Immediate Constituent	Коренева морфема
Derivative structure	Основа
Derivative relations	Деріваційна структура
Derivational bases	Безпосередньо складовий
Valency	Остаточний складовий
Derivational pattern	Словотворчі відносини