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Linguistic Morphology
Linguistic Morphology
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What is morphology?
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The system of internal word structure and of word formation.
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What does morphology study?
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The structure of words.
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What is a morpheme?
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The smallest meaningful unit in a language.
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Give an example of a morpheme.
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prefixes like 'un-', suffixes like '-ing', and root words like 'cat'.
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What are the two main branches of morphology?
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Inflectional and Derivational morphology.
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What is inflectional morphology?
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The study of how words change form to indicate grammatical functions.
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Give an example of inflectional morphology.
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Adding '-s' to 'cat' to make 'cats' (plural).
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What is derivational morphology?
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The study of how new words are created from existing words.
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Give an example of derivational morphology.
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Adding '-ness' to 'happy' to make 'happiness' (noun).
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What is a free morpheme?
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A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.
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Give an example of a free morpheme.
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The word 'cat'.
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What is a bound morpheme?
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A morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word and must be attached to another morpheme.
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Give an example of a bound morpheme.
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The prefix 'un-'.
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What are affixes?
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Morphemes that are attached to a root word to modify its meaning or grammatical function.
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Name the types of affixes.
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Prefixes, suffixes, infixes, and circumfixes.
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What is a prefix?
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An affix that is attached to the beginning of a word.
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Give an example of a prefix.
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'un-' in 'unhappy'.
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What is a suffix?
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An affix that is attached to the end of a word.
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Give an example of a suffix.
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'-ing' in 'walking'.
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What is an infix?
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An affix that is inserted within a word.
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Give an example of an infix.
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In some languages, an infix might be used to indicate tense or number.
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What is a circumfix?
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An affix that is attached both at the beginning and the end of a word.
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What is a root?
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The core morpheme of a word, carrying the primary meaning.
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What is a stem?
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The base form of a word to which affixes are added. A stem can consist of a root alone or a root plus other morphemes.
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What is word formation?
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The process by which new words are created in a language.
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Name some of the main processes of word formation.
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Derivation, compounding, blending, clipping, acronyms, and borrowing.
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What is compounding?
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The process of combining two or more free morphemes to create a new word.
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Give an example of compounding.
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'sun' + 'flower' = 'sunflower'.
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What is blending?
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The process of creating a new word by combining parts of two or more words.
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Give an example of blending.
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'smoke' + 'fog' = 'smog'.