Trad 101: Traditions and Cultures of East Asia Homework #4 Name: __________________ 1. What are lexical categories? Why are they important? 2. Define and explain the function of the following: noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition/postposition. Give one or two examples in English. 3. Identify the lexical categories for all words in the following sentences: a. A student studied in the library. b. My bratty brother hit me. c. A pod of whales swims happily in the big blue ocean. 4. What are classifiers? How are classifiers used in English? Are they used the same way in CJK languages or is there a difference? 5. Part one: English and Chinese do not have case markers or particles to indicate the role each noun plays in a sentence. How do we determine subjects and objects for English and Chinese? (Hint: “We know by context” is not the correct answer.)Part two: Even if you don't know the words, you can use the case particles to determine the function (i.e., role) of a noun in a sentence. Determine the function of the nouns in the following Korean and Japanese sentences. sample: watasi-ga hon-wo yondeiru. answer: watasi-ga is the subject, hon-wo is the direct object. a. Gakusei-ga sensei-ni ringo-wo ageta. (Jpn) b. Toshokan-de nihongo-wo benkyo:suru. (Jpn) c. Minho-ka Sumi-lɨl salaŋhanta. (Kor) d. ʧə-nɨn ʧip-ɛsə ʧek-ɨl ilknunta. (Kor) Part three: Add Japanese and Korean particles to the English words to indicate which particles would be used if these sentences are translated into Japanese and Korean. You will also need to change the word order. sample: John threw Mary the ball. answer 1 (Jpn): John-ga Mary-ni ball-wo threw. answer 2 (Kor): John-i Mary-ɛ ball-ɨl threw. a. I went to New York. b. My sister gave my mother flowers.6. What are the four noble truths of Buddhism? 7. What is I Ching about? How did I Ching, the Book of Changes, influence the life of people in East
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