A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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B. Given examples 1-10, suggest a possible reason why one form of the suffix
occurs rather than the other. (Hint: Compare the ending of the stems of
examples 4, 9, and 10 with the ending of the stems of all the other examples.)


C. The suflix attaches to a noun to create a noun with a new meaning. How is
the meaning of the derived word related to the meaning of the basic word in
list I? (Obviously, unless you know Russian, you will have to base your
hypothesis on the English glosses.)

D. Given the base apparat-, what would you predict to be the derived Russian
word that results from the rule discussed above?
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