The symbols consist of one vowel symbol plus a length mark made of two dots “:”.

• A) The symbols consist of one vowel symbol plus a length mark made of two dots “:”.
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Diphthongs are the sounds which consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another. In terms of length, diphthongs are similar to the long vowels described above. The total number of diphthongs is eight.

• A) Diphthongs are the sounds which consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another. In terms of length, diphthongs are similar to the long vowels described above. The total number of diphthongs is eight.
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18.Teaching the Words of English Language

• A) 18.Teaching the Words of English Language
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morph - means ‘shape or form’. The term literally means “the study of forms”. (Its etymology is Greek)

• A) Its etymology is Greek
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It was originally used in biology, but since the middle of the nineteenth century, it has also been used to describe the type of investigation that analyzes all those basic “elements” used in a language.

• A) It was originally used in biology, but since the middle of the nineteenth century, it has also been used to describe the type of investigation that analyzes all those basic “elements” used in a language.
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A study of investigating basic forms in a language is generally known as morphology.

• A) A study of investigating basic forms in a language is generally known as morphology.
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Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words, word formation, including the ways new words are coined in the languages of the world.

• A) Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words, word formation, including the ways new words are coined in the languages of the world.
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It also include forms of words that vary depending on their useage in sentences.

• A) It also include forms of words that vary depending on their useage in sentences.
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Words have internal structure in two very different senses.

• A) Words have internal structure in two very different senses.
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On one hand, they are made up of sequences of sounds, i.e. they have internal phonological structure, e.g., English word ‘nuts’ consists of four sounds.

• A) On one hand, they are made up of sequences of sounds, i.e. they have internal phonological structure, e.g., English word ‘nuts’ consists of four sounds.
• B)
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The plural marker on nouns, for instance, occurs at the end of a word (e.g., law + s); while derivational affixes can occur at either the beginning or the end of a word (e.g., un + law + ful).

• A) The plural marker on nouns, for instance, occurs at the end of a word (e.g., law + s); while derivational affixes can occur at either the beginning or the end of a word (e.g., un + law + ful).
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Morphology includes not only inflection but also derivation, e.g., ‘singing’, ‘singer’. It handles both inflection and derivation by means of rules operating upon the same basic units –morphemes.

• A) Morphology includes not only inflection but also derivation, e.g., ‘singing’, ‘singer’. It handles both inflection and derivation by means of rules operating upon the same basic units –morphemes.
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Native speakers have intuitive knowledge of how to form new words in their language.

• A) Native speakers have intuitive knowledge of how to form new words in their language.
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Morphology is not equally prominent in all (spoken) languages.

• A) Morphology is not equally prominent in all (spoken) languages.
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A lexeme is a word in an abstract sense. E.g.,‘live’ is a verb lexeme. It represents the core meaning shared by forms such as live, lives, lived, and living.

• A) A lexeme is a word in an abstract sense. E.g.,‘live’ is a verb lexeme. It represents the core meaning shared by forms such as live, lives, lived, and living.
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In most languages, dictionaries are organized according to lexemes, so it is usually reasonable to think of a lexeme as a dictionary word. We need to think about how dictionaries come to be, and how much we credit them with the authority to decide what a word is.

• A) In most languages, dictionaries are organized according to lexemes, so it is usually reasonable to think of a lexeme as a dictionary word. We need to think about how dictionaries come to be, and how much we credit them with the authority to decide what a word is.
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Neither lexicographers nor the dictionaries they create are infallible.

• A) Neither lexicographers nor the dictionaries they create are infallible.
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On one hand, dictionaries do not list all the words of any language.

• A) On one hand, dictionaries do not list all the words of any language.
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They cannot list all derivatives with living prefixes and suffixes, or all technical, scientific, regional, or slang words.

• A) They cannot list all derivatives with living prefixes and suffixes, or all technical, scientific, regional, or slang words.
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On the other hand, they sometimes include words used only once whose meanings are completely unknown - or the items we might hesitate to call words.

• A) On the other hand, they sometimes include words used only once whose meanings are completely unknown - or the items we might hesitate to call words.
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