INTRODUCTION

TO LINGUISTICS ENGL 1243

Process Exercise 6: Morphological Processes

TASK 1 | Compound Words
Identify whether the compound is ENDOCENTRIC or EXOCENTRIC. Type in your answers
in the second column.
COMPOUND WORD ENDOCENTRIC or EXOCENTRIC
moonlight ENDOCENTRIC
sweetmeat ENDOCENTRIC
football ENDOCENTRIC
toothpick EXOCENTRIC
weekend ENDOCENTRIC
deadline ENDOCENTRIC
grandchild EXOCENTRIC
earthworm EXOCENTRIC
everything ENDOCENTRIC
carpool EXOCENTRIC

TASK 2 | Blend Words

Identify the composite words of the following blends. A word blend can be a composite of
more than two words. In this task, some words are a composition of 3 words. If the blend word is
only a combination of two, just put N.A (not applicable) in the 3 rd column. A sample is provided to
guide you with your answers.

PORTMANTEAUX Word 1 Word 2 Word 3

Brunch Breakfast Lunch N.A.
podcast iPod Cast N.A.
blog Web Log N.A.
banofee Banana Toffee N.A.
talambuhay Tala Ng Buhay
salipawpaw Salipadpad Lipaw N.A.
cyborg Cybernetic Organisms N.A.
trisikad Tri Sikad N.A.
tapsilog Tapa Sinangag Itlog
carjack Car Hijacking N.A.
netflix Internet Flicks N.A.

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TASK 3 | Morphological Processes

Identify the morphological process involved in the development of the following set of
words. Write your answers in the second column.

Word Morphological Process

wouldn’t Clitization
battleship Compounding
smog Portmanteau or Blending
doc (as in Doctor) Backformation
McDo Backformation
AdDU Portmanteau or Blending
run - ran Internal Change
Sottonism Coinage
m4h4l k!t4 Coinage
catch = caught Suppletion

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