linguistic Flashcards
What are morphemes
smallest unit of meaning
What are the 6 types of morphemes
Bound vs free
content vs function
Derivational vs Inflectional
what is a free Morpheme
He appear on their own (word)
what is a Bound Morpheme
They are not appear on their own (they need to be attach)
what is a Function Morphemes
its the “he, to, a, the) help to organise
What is a content Morphemes
Its a meaning word on their own (verb,noun)
What is Derivational
Deriving for new word
what is inflectional
Plural, 3rd person (S), the ED of the past
What are the 5 Morphological processes
1- Affixation
2-Compounding
3-Reduplication
4-Alternation
5-Suppletion
What is the Affixation
prefix,infix,suffix
What is compounding
its smashing words together
what is reduplication
double words for plural (catcat)
does not exist in English, french, spanish,German.
What is Alternations
internal change
Man-Men or read-read..
what is suppletion
the word change completely
I run, ran (verb)
What are the 2 types of language
Analytical
Synthetic
