Task 7

Hello everyone, how are you doing? 

Since we won't have classes this week because of the "Mostra Acadêmica",  I propose that we start talking about last week's activity here.

Look at the activity again and answer any question. Also, if you would like to ask a question about anything related to the activity, please do so.

Extra credit: Optional activity about compounding

Visit the piece of news through the link below, read at least the four first paragraphs, and answer:

http://fox13now.com/2012/09/27/rover-finds-evidence-of-ancient-water-on-mars/

How many noun-noun combinations can you find? 
and 
How would you translate them? 

Task 6 - Translating lines in series

Come up with a context and a translation for ONE of the following:

A)

B)

C) Please analyse both screen captures together:

Prezi - Latest contents and TASK 5

TASK 5) Inflection and derivation

Step 1: Review our class with the prezi below.

Step 2: Post a comment in which you write a sentence that contains an example of derivation and one of inflection. CAPITALIZE the words/expressions you want your classmates to guess.

For example:

" My sentence:

Last year I READ Andre Agasis' AUTOBIOGRAPHY and it was really cool. "

A possible response post:

" READ - inflection (it's a verb in the past because the grammar dictates it: last year).
AUTOBIOGRAPHY - derivation. It derives from "biography". Nothing in the grammar of the sentence obliges me to say "autobiography", it could be book, magazine, etc.....

Here's my sentence:

..........................................."

And then the next person responds and posts a different sentence.

Have fun!

The prezi below is the one I have been using lately:

Morfossintaxe 2012 on Prezi

Dictionaries

Some people have asked me if I have any dictionary that could be installed into a computer and used offline. 
I have found the following on 4shared and other similar sites. 

You can download one from the dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wkc5dmtxh8j4g0u/g2P8Mdk68I

I have tested two or three of them and they are working. I don't know if all are working, though. 

Please leave a comment telling us which has worked for you. Please also inform which version of Microsoft Windows you are using.

Morphology in Action 1 - Reading

Here's the prezi I used last class:


And here's the link for the handout that I gave out:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qkjlxrd3i35vdwi/Morphology%20in%20action01%20handout.pdf

SEMINAR!!!!!!!

Guidelines and useful links for the seminar:

Remember the presentations MUST TALK ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFICULT in English. Explanations that we can find in any grammar book are NOT welcome. So think well before preparing the activities. 

In this dropbox link you will find a lot of pdf's related to word classes. They are just REFERENCE! You should decide if you will use it or not, or just parts of it. There are also some ppts from previous groups; again, use them as a GUIDE, do not copy everything!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fp8kn09x1fyghgq/IJHkXqgstn

In this dropbox folder you will find MANY grammar books. Again, they are reference and should be used with caution for the seminar, if you want to use them at all. 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cccgwnhu25gbkyk/2MmmmyG0Ma


Useful links:


Awesome videos to be explored:

http://www.engvid.com

Lots of materials:

http://www.englishpage.com


A brief overview of word classes:

http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060

Very simple explanations on word classes. The GAMES are for children but they are really cool:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/word_types/read/1/

Other information:

• The presentations will take place during 4 classes: 
  o Nouns and Verbs: Sep 20
  o Adjectives and Adverbs: Sep 27
  o Pronouns and Conjunctions: Oct 4
  o Prepositions and Articles: Oct 11
  
  Each group has 20 minutes to present.
  
  
• The THEORY groups should bring DIFFICULT or INTERESTING aspects of the word class. They should focus on TRANSLATION. DO NOT BRING things that can easily be found in any grammar book! 
  
• The PRACTICE groups should bring DIFFICULT or INTERESTING interactive activities to propose to the class. The
  focus should also be on TRANSLATION. 
  

Task 4 - Correcting morphosyntactic stuff

Choose ONE of the tasks below to carry out:

1) Correct 3 mistakes from the answers below:

 2) Correct 3 mistakes from the answers:



3) Is the boy's answer entirely correct? If so, justify it. If not, what's wrong with it and what should it be?

Task 3 words/lexemes/morphemes.....

Choose one task among the three following:

3.1

Tentanto utilizar os conhecimentos (sejam eles quais forem) adquiridos na aula de Morfossintaxe até agora, reaja à imagem e texto verbal trazidos abaixo:

Sua reação pode ser:
a) Por escrito, com no máximo 150 caracteres, ou seja, um tweet.
b) Um vídeo de no máximo 30 segundos, poste o link do vídeo que você fizer o upload na sua conta do youtube (veja exemplo)

Exemplo:

 

ps: para contar os caracteres no Word, vá até Ferramentas - Contagem de Palavras

3.2 Com suas palavras, discorra sobre a diferença entre PALAVRA (ITEM LEXICAL) e LEXEMA, dê exemplos.

3.3 Com suas palavras, discorra sobre a diferença entre MORFEMA e ALOMORFE.

Prezi - Classes 1 and 2

Morfossintaxe 2012 on Prezi

Just as curiosity, here's the video that inspired the song "Internetic"....

Invented words and SENTENCES!!!!

Task 2) Having in my mind the examples of invented words we saw last class:

Português: atrafatar, golmeio, extrimioso.         Inglês: chirter,  finly, smurable.

                  Mriskif, aplitzo, schulgs.                               Jigtufdu, gtjitis, rexctne

write 2 sentences in Portuguese and 2 in English using YOUR INVENTED WORDS. The word may sound like Portuguese and English or not. The idea is for you to write a sentence so that any speaker of these languages would recognize the invented word as being part of his/her language or not. Remember Max? His invented words make sense because they follow the morphological rules of English. Can you do the same?

Example:

a) Olha quantos mrisjifgs aquelas pessoas estão carregando!

b) Odeio quando meu irmão fica atrafatando minhas coisas.

c) She's elegant, look at how finly she moves.

d) The most valuable rexctnes are the red ones.

Denilson Amade Sousa

The question is, can you identify which words from the examples above are part of the language and which ones are not? If so, great! The idea was understood.