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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Morphology
Hi everyone, I got an assessment from uni. And there's a question which asks "The word untightenable can be constructed in two different ways, with two different meanings. What are they?"
In a morphological way, I got:
1. tight
2. un+tight
3. un+tight+en
4. un+tight+en+able
and
1. tight
2. tight+en
3. un+tight+en
4. un+tight+en+able
But not sure what the different meanings are and whether these two constructions are correct.
Could anyone please help me?
In a morphological way, I got:
1. tight
2. un+tight
3. un+tight+en
4. un+tight+en+able
and
1. tight
2. tight+en
3. un+tight+en
4. un+tight+en+able
But not sure what the different meanings are and whether these two constructions are correct.
Could anyone please help me?
Top answer
It may not be tightened, but it may be untightened. ) tight = firmly closed un + tight = NOT firmly closed (loose) untight + en = the act of making NOT firmly closed (the act of making loose) (the act of loosening) untighten + able = capable of being made NOT firmly closed (capable of being made loose) (capable of being loosened) I believe your two sequences are correct. Sorry, I accidently put the second one first.
- It may not be tightened, but it may be untightened.
- ) tight = firmly closed un + tight = NOT firmly closed (loose) untight + en = the act of making NOT firmly closed (the act of making loose) (the act of loosening) untighten + able = capable of being made NOT firmly closed (capable of being made loose) (capable of being loosened) I believe your two sequences are correct.
- Sorry, I accidently put the second one first.
- - A.
- ) Edit.
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It may not be tightened, but it may be untightened. (You can't tighten it, but you can untighten it.)
a.) tight = firmly closed
tight + en = the act of closing firmly
tighten + able = capable of being closed firmly
un + tightenable = NOT capable of being closed firmly
b.) tight = firmly closed
un + tight = NOT firmly closed (loose)
a.) tight = firmly closed
tight + en = the act of closing firmly
tighten + able = capable of being closed firmly
un + tightenable = NOT capable of being closed firmly
b.) tight = firmly closed
un + tight = NOT firmly closed (loose)
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Avangia.) tight = firmly closed ADJECTIVE /ADVERB
tight + en = the act of closing firmly VERB
tighten + able = capable of being closed firmly ADJECTIVE
un + tightenable = NOT capable of being closed firmly ADJECTIVE
tightly - ADVERB
b.) tight = firmly closed
un + tight = NOT firmly closed
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