Linguistics_etymology and morphology.

Project instructions:

In this assignment, you will consider the relationship between etymology and
morphology.
Look up the etymologies of the following pairs of words in one of the
dictionaries recommended for this course:
• the adjective long and the verb elongate
• the nouns bond (meaning ‘something that binds or restrains’) and bondage
The paired words have related meanings: to elongate something is to make it
long; and bondage (i.e., slavery or captivity) can be thought of as the state of being
held by bonds (i.e., restraints or shackles). They also obviously have similar
forms: the syllables long and bond appear in the words elongate and bondage
respectively.
In a short essay (about 1–2 pages), discuss the following questions:
Is the long in elongate the same morpheme as the word long, or is it a different
morpheme that is pronounced the same? Is the bond in bondage the same
morpheme as the word bond?
There isn’t an absolute unique right answer to these questions; this assignment
is asking you for your opinion on what way of thinking about morphology and
etymology makes the most sense for words like these.
In answering these questions:
• summarize the etymologies of all four words, in as much detail as is
relevant to your discussion.
• discuss both the pros and cons of both points of view—don’t just pick a
side and discuss only the arguments in favor of the answer you pick.
• but, for each pair of words, do explain which answer you find most
convincing, in your opinion, and why.
You may find it helpful to reread the discussion of morphology vs. etymology on
pages 65–67 of the Denning et al. textbook. Again, what we’re interested in is
your opinion, but the textbook might suggest some issues it might be helpful to
think about in making your decision.
In any event, make sure to fully cite the sources you refer to, whether you get
information from them (like the dictionaries) or just ideas (like the textbook).
Your essay is due on paper at the beginning of your tutorial on October 7th.
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