Question

1. yu - “we were very hungry and there was nothing to eat… but somehow my mother was able to have a beautiful dinner ready in a very short time!” which mouth morpheme would you likely see if someone glossed the above sentence?

options:
‘oe’
‘ze - ze’
‘tsk tsk’
‘sta - sta’

Explanation:

Mouth morphemes (or ideophones/expressive morphemes) in language glossing for a situation of hunger and a quick, impressive meal preparation. 'Oe' (maybe representing a sigh or relief - but more, the context of hunger and quick meal: wait, no—wait, actually, in terms of mouth morphemes related to eating/hunger or relief. Wait, 'Oe' could be a sound of relief or satisfaction, but let's think: the sentence is about being hungry, nothing to eat, then mother makes dinner quickly. The appropriate mouth morpheme here—'Oe' is a possible sound of relief or appreciation. Wait, but let's check the options. Alternatively, maybe 'Oe' is the correct one as a morpheme for that context (expressing relief or the situation of going from hunger to having dinner).

Answer:

A. 'Oe'