Language Structure Problems

Japanese

Examine these data and answer the questions that follow:

1. akasa
redness

2. samui
cold

3. omoi
heavy

4. kodomoppoi
childish

5. akai
red

6. omosa
heaviness

7. furusa
oldness

8. kodomoppoisa
childishness

A. What is the process via which Japanese adjectives can be made into nouns?

B. How would you say 'coldness' in Japanese?

C. How would you say 'old' in Japanese?

D. Is this process inflectional or derivational?

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