Consider the following data from Isthmus zapotec, a Mexican language: palu \"sti

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Consider the following data from Isthmus zapotec, a Mexican language: palu "stick" spalube "his stick" kubba "dough" skuubabe "his dough" The third-person singular possessive morpheme ("his") in Zapotec is: a. a suffix b. a circumfix c. a suffix d. an infix Which of the following statements is NOT true: a. the size of our lexicon is shaped by external factors. b. every language has a lexicon. c. our lexicon contains a finite number of items. d. our lexicon contains both bound and free morphemes. Match each expression under A with the one statement under B that characterizes it. Write the letter of the answer chosen in front of the expression in A on the line provided. a. compound noun b. root morpheme plus derivational prefix c. phrase consisting of adjective plus noun d. root morpheme plus grammatical morpheme e. free grammatical morpheme followed by content morpheme A popular lemon-flavored soft drink promotes itself as "the un-cola". Why is this, in effect, a violation of English morphological rules? a. un- is a derivational prefix that only attaches to adjectives. b. un- a grammatical morpheme that only attaches to verbs and adjectives c. is an morpheme that only attaches to verbs. d. un- derivational morpheme that only attaches to verbs and adjectives The variation noted in eat/eats, lunch/lunches, go/goes, as well as the variation noted in the pronunciation of impossible, inability, and incomplete is known as: a. free variation b. morphemic variation c. allmorphic variation d. fixational variation

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25. (a) It is a prefix. So, answer is (a).

26. (a) it is true that size is shaped by external factors.

(b) every language does have lexicons

(d) this is also true.

Answer is (c). Lexicon can be an infinite set.

27. big house - this is adjective with noun. So, 27 - c

28. House wife is compound noun. So 28 - a

29. The house is grammatical morpheme followed by content morpheme. So, 29 - e

30. rehouse is root morphene with derivational prefix. So, 30 - b

31. here houses is root morpheme followed by grammatical morpheme. So, 31 - d.

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