Morphological processes Flashcards
affixations
derivational
inflectional
derivational
change lexical meaning
inflectional
plurality
possessive ‘s
3rd person sing
progressive -ing
past tense -ed
past participle -en
comparative -er
superlative -est
compounding
combining two words that can stand alone
internal changes
substitute one non-morphemic segment for another
sing/sang
suppletion
replace morpheme entirely
go/went
reduplication
repeat al or part of the base
itsy-bitsy
tone-placement (not used in English)
high/low tone to indicate tense
case
word form changes to indicate grammatical role
he to him
agreement
word changes to match properties of another word
the boys eat. the boy eats
cliticization
morphemes attach to host
contractions - I’m
conversion
same morpheme but lexical category changes
butter - n to v
clipping
shortening of multisyllabic word deleting syllable
hamburger/burger
blends
combining two non-morphemic parts to create new word
ebonics - ebony + phonics
backformation
removal of affix like portion to create new word
editor/edit
acronyms
combining initial letters of words to make new word
Cop, constable on patrol
onomatopoeia
sound like what they name
coinage
product names
eponym (coinage)
named after person or place
