National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazán
Regional Campus, San Pedro Sula
Morphology I
Group Work
Date: June 27, 2009
Chapter 2: Grammatical Metalanguage.
Objective: Get familiar with terminology and structures related to
Grammatical Metalanguage.
Instructions: develop the following questionnaire in groups, and send it to
leonu2002@yahoo.com, on July 2, 2009. (LAST DAY) Make sure that
everybody knows and understands the information you are sending.
You have to make chronogram for this activity and take attendance the days
you worked.
Study Guide Chapter 2
1. What is metalanguage?
2. What does it mean knowing a language for you as a teacher?
SUBSENTENTIAL TERMINOLOGY
1. What are the criteria for sub sentential terminology?
2. According to Eschewing what do you have to take in consideration when
describing a word?
3. What is the opinion of Harper and Thompson respect to this?
4. What are the grouped categories in the parts of speech?
5. Provide the definition and give an example for each of the elements of each
category.
6. Parts of speech
Provide for each category the information asked about all the components of each
category.
a. Nouns
 Dealing with nouns, what is the English feature of grammar that is not important?
 Semantic definition
 Morphological characteristics.( Inflections they may take)
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Describe its position in the sentence.
Describe its functions.
Kinds (three types) (Find and describe each and its morphological characteristics.
b. Verbs
 Dealing with verbs, what are the qualities? Describe each and give examples.
 Semantic definition
 Morphological characteristics. Inflections they may take and give an example for
each.
 Describe its position in the sentence.
 Describe its functions.
 Kinds according to Chalker (1984) (Provide an example for each)
c. Adjectives
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Semantic definition
Morphemes associated to adjectives.
Describe its functions. Give examples.
d. Adverbs
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Semantic definition
Morphemes associated to adverbs.
Types. Give examples.
Describe its functions. Give examples.
e. Pronouns
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Dealing with pronoun, what are the English features of grammar present in
nouns?
Semantic definition
Types. Give examples.
Position in the sentence
f. Determiners.
 Semantic definition
 Types. Give examples.
 Position in the sentence
g. Preposition
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Semantic definition
Types. Give examples.
Position in the sentence
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k. Conjuctions
 Semantic definition
 Types. Give examples for each.
 Position in the sentence
l. Clause
What is a clause?
Types ( give examples)
m. Phrases
What is a phrase?
Types of phrases (give examples)
SENTENTIAL TERMINOLOGY
1. Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences.
 Which are kinds the sentences?
 Define each of them. (In the case of simple sentences describe the different patterns)
 Provide examples for each.
 Look for an extra source for this topic. Please cite it.
2. Sentence Mood
 Which are the English sentence main and minor moods?
 Provide the concept for each and give its respective examples.
 What is the relation between the sentences moods and the communicative
functions of language?
3. Theme and Rheme
 What is Halliday’s opinion on these?
 Provide examples
 What is it used to assign roles in theme and rheme ? why?
4. What is markeness?
5. In a sentence, what is voice? Provide examples.
SUPRASENTENTIAL TERMINOLOGY
Backgrouding and Foregrounding
 Contrast backgrouding and foregrounding.
 What is cohesion?
 According to Halliday and Hasan. Which are the five linguistics mechanisms that
are pointed out in order for a text to have cohesion?
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Register
 What is register?
 What are the three variables related to this?
Genre
 What is genre?
New and Given
Use a sentence to explain this topic.
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