Exam 2 Flashcards
1
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Adpositions
A
Verb or locational items, prepostions, or postpostions
2
Q
Morphological type
A
The way in which the main features of the grammar are expressed morphologically
3
Q
What are the three types of languages?
A
- Isolating
- Aggluginating
- Inflectional
4
Q
Isolating type of language
A
There tends to be only one morpheme per word
5
Q
Aggluginating type of language
A
A word may contain many separate morphemes- both free morphemes and bound morphemes
6
Q
Inflectional type of language
A
Many morphemes included within a single word. Many meaning per word, but no clear “gluing together” of morphemes
