Grammar Flashcards
Syntax and Morphology
1
Q
What is -eth? What time period is it most frequent in and what does it signify?
A
1) An inflection
2) Old English, fell out of use by EME
3) Signified 3rd person singular
2
Q
What is an inflection?
A
A change in the form of a word, usually at the end to express a grammatical function
3
Q
What is compounding? 🌻
A
Combining two + lexemes to create a new lexeme
e.g. sunflower
4
Q
What is affixation?
A
Adding and affix (prefix/suffix/circumfix) onto a lexeme
5
Q
What is grammatical conversion? ✉️
A
A lexeme of one word class becomes a lexeme of another word class, without change to its spelling or pronunciation
e.g. email and ‘to email’, eye and ‘to eye’
