Artificial language decoding — select the word that could mean “lighthouse” Given translations: • mallonpiml = blue light • mallontifl = blueberry • arpantifl = raspberry Which constructed word could stand for “lighthouse”?

Introduction / Context:The task is to extract morphemes for “light” and “berry/blue” then build a word for “lighthouse”. We are not given a direct morpheme for “house”, so we must choose the only choice that plausibly pairs the known light stem with an unknown but consistent new stem for house.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• mallonpiml = blue light → “mallon–” = blue; “–piml” = light.
• mallontifl = blueberry → “–tifl” = berry.
• arpantifl = raspberry → “arpan–” = rasp; “–tifl” = berry (confirms).
• No direct “house” morpheme appears in the given list.

Concept / Approach:“Lighthouse” = “light” + “house”. We must preserve the known “piml” for light and attach a plausible new stem for house. A valid option will include “piml” and a new second part that has not been mapped to “blue”, “berry”, or “rasp”.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:Check the others: tiflmallon would be “berry blue”; mallonarpan = “blue rasp”; arpantifl repeats “raspberry”. None matches “lighthouse”.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• tiflmallon: order and meanings yield “blueberry” components in reverse, not “lighthouse”.
• pimlarpan: “light-rasp” is semantically wrong.
• mallonarpan: “blue-rasp” nonsense here.
• arpantifl: exactly “raspberry”, already mapped.

Common Pitfalls:Insisting every component must be previously seen. In constructed-language items, using one new, consistent stem with a known stem is acceptable if it fits the requested meaning.

Final Answer:pimldoken