Grammer 2 Flashcards
1
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What is a morpheme
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smallest unit of a word that makes up a word e.g En/ Trap/ Ment, En can be used in enable and Ment can be used in establishment
2
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Contraction
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occurs where part of a word is omitted, signaled by an apostrophe
3
Q
Proclitic
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A contraction that occurs at the start of a word e.g. ‘tis from it is
4
Q
Enclitic
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A contraction that occurs at the end of a word e.g. isn’t from it is not
5
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Affixation
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AFFIX
PREFIX- Beginning of a word
SUFFIX- End of a word, is added to a existing word e.g anti can be added to hero, climax
6
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Conversion
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Word changes word class but the way its structured doesn’t change e.g Whatsapp the noun can be used as a verb i.e Whatsapp me
7
Q
Bound morpheme
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Cannot be used independently e.g ‘ed’
8
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Free Morpheme
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used dependently e.g. ‘trial’
