Question 1: (7 points)
a. Draw the morphological structure tree for the word: dematerializations
b. Are there any inflectional affixes in the word above? If so, list them.
c. Are there any derivational affixes in the word above? If so, list them.
d. In the word above, what are the bases? List them.
Question 2: (8 points)
Name the morphological word-formation process illustrated by each set of words. Be as specific as
possible. When the data is from another language, make sure to pay attention to the words in the
original language rather than the English translation. Assume that the words on the right of each arrow
were created from the corresponding word(s) on the left of each arrow.
a. James Watt watt
(Scottish inventor) (unit of power) _____________
b. English
diagnosis diagnose _____________
c. English
refrigerator fridge _____________
d. English
cybernetics + organism cyborg _____________
e. English
chemical (adj) chemical (n) _____________
f. Chamorro
dankolo ‘big’ dankololo ‘very big’
bunita ‘pretty’ bunitata ‘very pretty’ _____________
g. Isthmus Zapotec
zike ‘shoulder’ kazike ‘shoulders’
diaga ‘ear’ kadiaga ‘ears’ _____________
h. Welsh
bach ‘small’ llai ‘smaller’ _____________
Question 3 (5 points)
Draw the morphological structure trees for the words misunderstanding and unmanageable. Your
structures should match the interpretation of each word illustrated by the sentences below.
a. There was a big misunderstanding about who should organize the party.
b. It is impossible to handle taking six courses at once. The workload is unmanageable.