Austroasiatic Language Morphology

Quiz about morphological processes including affixation, reduplication, and inflectional patterns in Austroasiatic language families such as Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, and Khasi

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a common morphological process in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Infixation
  2. Prefixation
  3. Suffixation
  4. Reduplication
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common type of affix in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Prefixes
  2. Suffixes
  3. Infixes
  4. Circumfixes
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the suffix "-an" in Vietnamese?

  1. Plural marker
  2. Past tense marker
  3. Future tense marker
  4. Negation marker
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the prefix "ka-" in Khmer?

  1. Causative marker
  2. Instrumental marker
  3. Locative marker
  4. Negative marker
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the infix "-um-" in Mon?

  1. Passive marker
  2. Reflexive marker
  3. Reciprocal marker
  4. Intensive marker
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the reduplication of the first syllable in Khasi?

  1. Plural marker
  2. Intensive marker
  3. Diminutive marker
  4. Distributive marker
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a common morphological process in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Infixation
  2. Prefixation
  3. Suffixation
  4. Reduplication
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common type of affix in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Prefixes
  2. Suffixes
  3. Infixes
  4. Circumfixes
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the suffix "-an" in Vietnamese?

  1. Plural marker
  2. Past tense marker
  3. Future tense marker
  4. Negation marker
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the prefix "ka-" in Khmer?

  1. Causative marker
  2. Instrumental marker
  3. Locative marker
  4. Negative marker
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the infix "-um-" in Mon?

  1. Passive marker
  2. Reflexive marker
  3. Reciprocal marker
  4. Intensive marker
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the reduplication of the first syllable in Khasi?

  1. Plural marker
  2. Intensive marker
  3. Diminutive marker
  4. Distributive marker
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a common morphological process in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Infixation
  2. Prefixation
  3. Suffixation
  4. Reduplication
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common type of affix in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Prefixes
  2. Suffixes
  3. Infixes
  4. Circumfixes
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of the suffix "-an" in Vietnamese?

  1. Plural marker
  2. Past tense marker
  3. Future tense marker
  4. Negation marker