1.Prove that the verbs below are converted.

Classify them according to the model and type of

conversion: to hand, to bar, to belt, to colour, to comb, to count, to board, to post, to line-up, to
stocking, to stomach, to yellow.

Ответ

Typical semantic relations within a converted pair

I. Verbs converted from noun (denominal verbs) denote:

action characteristic of the object to hand, to board, to stomach

instrumental use of the object to belt, to colour, to comb, to line-up to stocking,

acquisition or addition of the object to bar, to count, to post, to yellow.

2. Give corresponding verbs or nouns to the following words: to excuse, to advise, to breathe, to clothe,
wide, deep, to live, to believe, to practise, food, to devise, to shelve, blood, full, gold.

Ответ

to excuse (v)- excuse (n)

to advise(v)- advice(n)

to breathe (v)- breath(n)

to clothe(v)- clothes(n)

wide (n)- to widen (v)

deep(n)- to deepen (v)

to live (v)- life(n)

to believe (v) - belief(n)

to practise(v)- practice(n)

food(n)- to feed (v)

to devise(v)- device(n)

to shelve(v)- shelf(n)

blood (n)- to bleed (v)

full(n)- to fill (v)

gold(n)- to gild (v)

3. Read the following words twice as nouns and verbs: accent, conduct, produce, increase, import,
concrete, conflict, object, frequent, forecast, subject, contrast, present.

accent ['æks(ə)nt] (n) - [ək'sent] (v)

conduct ['kɔndʌkt] (n) - [kən'dʌkt] (v)

produce ['prɔdjuːs] (n) - [prə'djuːs] (v)

increase ['ɪnkriːs] (n) - [ɪn'kriːs] (v)

import ['ɪmpɔːt] (n) - [ɪm'pɔːt] (v)

concrete ['kɔŋkriːt] (n) - [kən'kriːt] (v)

conflict ['kɔnflɪkt] (n) - [kən'flɪkt] (v)

object ['ɔbʤɪkt] (n) - [əb'ʤekt] (v)

frequent ['friːkwənt] (n) - [friː'kwent] (v)

forecast ['fɔːkɑːst] (n) - ['fɔːkɑːst] (v)

subject ['sʌbʤekt] (n) - [səb'ʤekt] (v)

contrast ['kɔntrɑːst] (n) - [kən'trɑːst] (v)

present ['prez(ə)nt] (n) - [prɪ'zent] (v)

4. Comment on the formation of the words given below: to pettifog, to spring-clean, to burgle, to strap-
hand, to typewrite, to beg, to sight-read.

to pettifog – Backformation from pettifogger.

to spring-clean- Backformation from spring-cleaning.

to burgle- backformation from burglar.

to strap-hand- Backformation

to typewrite- Backformation from typewriter

to beg- Backformation from beggar.

to sight-read- Backformation from sight reader

5. Dwell upon the cases of blending, sound-imitation, reduplication and shortening in the following
words:

Ответ:

Blending: glaze, good-bye, smog, twirl, zebrule, swellegant, dollarature, fruice

sound-imitation: flush, slash, hiss, bump, splash, coo, crash,

reduplication: ping-pong, flip-flop, ding-dong, click-clack, dumdum

shortening: props, teck, thunder, ad, UNESCO

6. Define the type of shortening:,

Ответ

Aphaeresis: bus, cause, cycle, peal, photo

Syncope: H-bomb, Mrs, teck, the USA, CDROM.

Apocope: pub, mob, lab, comfy, cap, demob, exam, fancy, Fred, Nick, prep, through, tram, zoo

both initial and final: Becky, Bella, Bess, Kate, Tony