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LING 114
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Language Puzzle 1
Exercise 1 - Compositionality
Predictable
Housewife
Businessman
Climate change
Boyfriend
Speed limit
Foxhound
Bus stop
Sunglasses
Mousetrap
Horseshoe
Doormat
Redhead
video game
Not predictable
Blackmail
Monkey business
First hand
Software
Flea Market
Human being
Spin doctor
Gravy train
Green house
Sweatshop
Daydream
Nightmare
Taste bud
Hotdog
Exercise 2: Hiaki Grammar: A Linguistic Brain Teaser
Question 1: What do the following Hiaki words mean?
1.
aapo:
she
2.
bwiika: singing
3.
hi'ibwa: eating
4.
vicha: sees a
5.
chu'uta: dog
6.
uusita: child
Question 2: What is the basic word order of Hiaki?
Subject and verb
Question 3: What do the following Hiaki words mean?
1.
tahkaim: tortillas 2.
bwasa: cooks
3.
uusitavetchi'ivo: for the child
4.
tekipanoa: works in
5.
Tuksonpo: in Tucson
6.
Phoenixpo: in Phoenix
Question 4: How would you say “in California” in Hiaki?
Californiapo
Question 5: How would you say “for the dog” in Hiaki?
Chu'utavetchi'ivo
Question 6: a)
How do you form the past tense in Hiaki?
By adding a suffix “k” to the end of the verb
b)
How do you form the past imperfective in Hiaki? (The English past imperfective often has the "helping verb" was between the subject and verb of the sentence)
By adding an “n” suffix to the end of the verb.
c)
How do you form the future in Hiaki?
By adding the suffix “ne” at the end of the verb.
Question 7: Translate the following English sentences into Hiaki.
a)
She will sweep
Aapo hichikekne.
b)
She was sweeping for the child
Aapo hichiken uusitavetchi'ivo.
Question 8: How do you form the plural in Hiaki?
You add “m” to the end of a word.
Question 9: Form the plural or singular of the following words. Singular
Miiki
Tampaleo
kova
maaso
Plural
Miikim
tampaleom
Kovam
maasom
English
‘gift/gifts’
‘drummer/drummers’
‘head/heads’
‘deer/deer’
Part 2: Hiaki Morpho-phonology
Question 10: In light of the examples shown in Data Set (5), you will need to revise your rule
for forming the plural a bit more. What are the two forms of the plural suffix? Can you make a
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