A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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1.8 Morphophonology l: -5Ci k Affixation (Russian)

Below are two lists of Russian words. The words in list I1 are derived from those

in list I. After studying the lists, answer questions A-D.

The two symbols E (IPA: flf) stand for the one letter in written Russian.

The apostrophe (') after consonants indicates that the preceding consonant is

palatalized. This phonetic feature does not play a role in the answer to this

exercise, however.

The -0 suffix on derevo indicates that it is a neuter noun; the -a suffix on gazeta

indicates that it is a feminine noun. Ignore these suffixes for the purposes of this

exercise and assume that the suffix under study attaches to the stems derev- and

gazet-.

List I List 11

Russian word English gloss Russian word English gloss

1. atom


2. baraban


3. kalambur


4. pulemyot


5. mebel'


6. beton


7. lom


8. derevo


9. gazeta


10. lyot

"atom'"

'Vrum"

"pun"

"machine-gun"

"furniture"

"concrete"

"scrap"

"tree"

c'newspaper'9

Words 1-6 are from Townsend 1975, 174.

atomiEik

barabanicik

kalamburiEik

pulemy ot Eik

mebel3Eik

betoniEik

1omgEik

derevgEik

gazetEik

"atomic-warmonger'"

"drummer"

G punner"

"machine-gunner"

"furniture maker"

"concrete worker"

"salvage collector"

"craftsman'?

'hewspaper seller" or

"journalist"

"flier" or "pilot"

Questions

A. The suffix that attaches to the words in list I to form the words in list I1 has g

two forms. What are they? CI 0