A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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C. What meaning change appears to be caused by like? That is, in the ideal case,
what element of meaning does it contribute?


D. Have any of the examples in list I1 drifted in meaning? (See Linguistics,
pp. 49-50.) If so, which ones? In each case, how does the drifted meaning
differ from the compositional meaning (i.e., the sum of the meaning of the
stem, X, plus the meaning of like)?

E. Consider the following examples and answer the questions below:
idealike
justicelike
happinesslike
Can like combine with any word belonging to the category in your answer to
question A? That is, can any word belonging to the same category as the
words in list I combine with like? If there are restrictions, what do they appear
to be?

F. Does like combine only with words of the category exemplified in list I, or can
it combine with words from other categories as well? Give examples and
explain.
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