Grammar - morphology - morphemes

Question 1

Grammar

Answer 1

The whole system and structure of a language.
This includes morphology and syntax.

Question 2

Morphology

Answer 2

The study of how words are formed in a language.

Question 3

Morpheme

Answer 3

The smallest unit of language - this could be a root word or a collection of letters.

Question 4

Morpheme - examples

Answer 4

Apple.
Un-.

Question 5

Free / root morpheme

Answer 5

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.

Question 6

Free / root morpheme - example

Answer 6

Apple.

Question 7

Bound morpheme

Answer 7

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word, but combines with a root word to form a new word.

Question 8

Bound morpheme - example

Answer 8

Un-.

Question 9

Affix

Answer 9

A morpheme which could either come before, after or within a root word - it is the overarching term for prefixes, suffixes and infixes.

Question 10

Affix - example

Answer 10

Trans-.
-tion.
-ed.

Question 11

Prefix

Answer 11

A morpheme that comes before a root word to modify its meaning.

Question 12

Prefix - example

Answer 12

Un-.

Question 13

Suffix

Answer 13

A morpheme that comes after a root word to modify its meaning.

Question 14

Suffix - example

Answer 14

-ly.

Question 15

Infix

Answer 15

A word element which is inserted within the base form of a word to create a new word or intensify meaning - the most common type is an expletive.

Question 16

Inflectional function

Answer 16

A type of suffix which shows either plurality or verb tense.

Question 17

Inflectional function - examples

Answer 17

-s.
-ed.

Question 18

Derivational function

Answer 18

A type of affix which changes the meaning of the root word.

Question 19

Derivational function - examples

Answer 19

-tion.
-ment.