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LING 3P94 Test 1
Part II: Short-Answers
(5 words, 8 points + 2 bonus points; 10 minutes)
Do a componential analysis of the following set of words: bull
, cow
, calf, cattle,
and heifer (with ‘heifer’ as a bonus word). Follow the example of analyzing the human set (
man, woman, boy, girl
, etc.). Type in the relevant features in the first row under “Features” (no more than four features) and feature specifi-
cations [+/-] in the rows below for each word. Your feature grids must identify the whole set
as a dis-
tinct species and adequately and uniquely identify each word as distinct from other words in the set. Your feature grids must also be free from redundancy
. Upon completing this part, submit to the Assignments tool of Brightspace as an attachment
(an extra five minutes are added to the test time for downloading and uploading Part 2).
Example
F E A T U R E S
HUMAN
ADULT
MALE
Fully
Grown
man
+
+
+
+
child
+
-
-
F E A T U R E S
Human Adult Male Tiny
Bull
-
+
+
-
Cow
-
+
-
-
Calf
-
-
+
-
Cattle
-
-
-
+
Heifer
-
-
-
-
as needed
Specify +/- here
Give features in this row
Bonus item
