- •Conversion. Composition exercises
- •State which of the two words in the pairs is made by conversion.
- •Find cases of conversion in the following sentences. State the variety of conversion.
- •In the following sentences identify the part of speech of the italicized words they are derived from. Try to translate the sentences into Russian.
- •State the semantic relations between the denominal verb and the noun it is derived from.
- •State the semantic relations between the deverbal substantive and the verb it is derived from.
- •Explain the semantic relations within the following pairs of words.
- •One of the italicized words in the following examples was made from the other by conversion. What semantic relations exist between them?
- •Identify the difference in meaning of the given compounds possessing different distributional patterns.
- •In the group of compound verbs, make a division into: a) verbs formed by means of conversion; b) verbs formed by means of back-derivation.
In the group of compound verbs, make a division into: a) verbs formed by means of conversion; b) verbs formed by means of back-derivation.
Sort out the given compounds according to the means of composition into the following groups: 1) composed without connecting elements; 2) composed with the help of vowels or consonants as linking elements; 3) composed with the help of prepositions or conjunctions as linking elements.
Model: up-and-coming
Up-and-coming is a compound composed with the help of the conjunction as a linking element.
Sit-at-home, play-acting, one-to-one, water-mark, door-handle, salesman, wind-driven, pale-blue, heart-beat, down-and-out, up-to-date, electromotive, tragicomic, matter-of-fact, day-time, handiwork, oil-rich, spokesman, play-acting, step-by-step, mother-in-law, sunflower.
Distribute the following compound words regarding the type of their bases into: 1) compounds proper; 2) derivational compounds. Sort out the derivational compounds into those formed: a) by means of suffixation; b) by means of conversion.
Model: a castaway is a derivational compound, which is formed by means of conversion.
Thoroughgoing, a show-off, a peace-maker, to blackball, low-born, a buyout, sky-blue, a side-track, ill-mannered, bluish-black, stone-deaf, a teenager, heavy-hearted, a businessman, one-eyed, a mill-owner, home-made.
REFERENCES:
Зыкова И.В. Практический курс английской лексикологии. – М. : Academia, 2006. – С. 97 – 102.
Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка. – М.Ж Дрофа, 2006. – С. – 120 – 128.