Group 1
What is morphology?
It is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure and formation of words.
From which language did Romance languages evolve?
From Vulgar Latin
What language family do Romance languages belong to?
They belong to the Indo-European language family (Italic branch).
What grammatical categories do nouns have in Romance languages?
Gender and number.
How many genders are there in most Romance languages?
Two: masculine and feminine.
What happened to the neuter gender from Latin?
It mostly disappeared in Romance languages.
How is plural usually formed in Romance languages?
By adding suffixes such as -s, -i, or -e.
What categories do verbs express in Romance languages?
Tense, mood, person, and number.
What is verb conjugation?
The modification of a verb according to person, number, tense, and mood.
What is a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, and a suffix is added to the end.
What is derivation?
The process of forming new words.
What is the difference between analytic and synthetic languages?
Analytic languages use separate words to express grammatical meaning
Synthetic languages use inflections or endings