Ⅱ. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for false. (10%, 1 point for each)

16. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics. (      )

17. The word “Misfortune” is a simple word. (      )

18. It is generally agreed that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the oral form. (      )

19. The morpheme is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.(      )

20. Suffixes generally change the word meaning but not word class. (      )

21. Words are but symbols, few of which have meaning only when they have acquired reference. (      )

22. Content words have both lexical meaning and grammatical meaning, and lexical meaning in particular.(      )

23. Conceptual meaning is the secondary meaning supplemented to the associative meaning. (      )

24. Vocabulary is the most stable element of a language as it is undergoing constant change both in form and content.(      )

25. The structure of an idiom is unchangeable. (      )

Ⅲ. Match the words in Column A with the words of the types of word meaning changes in Column B (8%, 2 points for each)

Ａ                                       B

26. (      )         27. (      )                  28. (      )              29. (      )