第七章
The following is the clipped words EXCEPT ________.
答案:butchAs a result of the Norman Conquest of 1066, vast quantities of ________ words were added to the English vocabulary.
答案:French
Morphological and syntactic changes in English language including the following EXCEPT ________.
答案:analogic change
The following are the methods for the addition of new words EXCEPT ________.
答案:meaning shift
The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.
答案:narrowing of meaning
The word pioneer used to refer to a foot soldier who cleared the way for any army by falling trees, but now it refers to a person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as a scientist doing exploratory work. This process of change is called ________.
答案:meaning elevation
Which of the following words are formed by clipping?
答案:script;comfy
Only words of the same parts of speech can be combined to form compounds.
答案:错
All the former job titles with -man have been replaced by the new job titles with -person.
答案:错
The change of grammar is caused by economy of memory.
答案:错
