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verb although its spelling remains unchanged. Tones are pitch variations which can distinguish meaning just like phonemes. Intonation plays an important role in the conveyance of meaning in almost every language, especially in a language like English. When spoken in different tones, the same sequence of words may have different meanings.Chapter 3 MorphologyP401. Divide the following words into their separate morphemes by placing a “+” between each morpheme and the next: a. microfile e. telemunication b. bedraggled f. forefather c. announcement g. psychophysicsd. predigestion h. mechanist答:a. micro + file b. be + draggle + ed c. announce + ment d. pre + digest + ion e. tele + municate + ion f. fore + father g. psycho + physics h. mechan + ist2. Think of three morpheme suffixes, give their meaning, and specify the types of stem they may be suffixed to. Give at least two examples of each. Model: or suffix: or meaning: the person or thing performing the action stem type: added to verbs examples: actor, “one who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.” translator, “one who translates”答:(1) suffix: able meaning: something can be done or is possible stem type: added to verbs examples: acceptable, “can be accepted” respectable, “can be respected” (2) suffix: ly meaning: functional stem type: added to adjectives examples: freely. “adverbial form of ‘free’ ” quickly, “adverbial form of 39。quick39。 ”. (3) suffix: ee meaning: the person receiving the action stem type: added to verbs examples: employee, “one who works in a pany” interviewee, “one who is interviewed”3. Think of three morpheme prefixes, give their meaning, and specify the types of stem they may be prefixed to. Give at least two examples of each. Model: a prefix: a meaning: “without。 not” stem type: added to adjectives examples: asymmetric, “l(fā)acking symmetry” asexual, “without sex or sex organs”答:(1) prefix: dis meaning: showing an opposite stem type: added to verbs or nouns examples : disapprove, “do not approve” dishonesty, “l(fā)ack of honesty”. (2) prefix: anti meaning: against, opposed to stem type: added to nouns or adjectives examples : antinuclear, “opposing the use of atomic weapons and power” antisocial, “opposed or harmful to the laws and customs of an organized munity. ” (3) prefix: counter meaning: the opposite of stem type: added to nouns or adjectives. examples: counterproductive, “producing results opposite to those intended” counteract, “act against and reduce the force or effect of (sth.) ”4. The italicized part in each of the following sentences is an inflectional morpheme. Study each inflectional morpheme carefully and point out its grammatical meaning. Sue moves in highsociety circles in London. A traffic warden asked John to move his car. The club has moved to Friday, February 22nd. The branches of the trees are moving back and forth.答:(1) the third person singular(2) the past tense(3) the present perfect(4) the present progressive5. Determine whether the words in each of the following groups are related to one another by processes of inflection or derivation.a) go, goes, going, goneb) discover, discovery, discoverer, discoverable, discoverabilityc) inventor, inventor’s, inventors, inventors’d) democracy, democrat, democratic, democratize答:(略)6. The following sentences contain both derivational and inflectional affixes. Underline all of the derivational affixes and circle the inflectional affixes.a) The farmer’s cows escaped.b) It was raining.c) Those socks are inexpensive.d) Jim needs the newer copy.e) The strongest rower continued.f) She quickly closed the book.g) The alphabetization went well.答:(略)7