Morphology Flashcards
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2
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Morpheme
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Smallest written unit that still has meaning
3
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Root/stem
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Single morpheme that determines the core meaning of the word
4
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Free Morpheme
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Morpheme that stands alone and are words
5
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Bound Morpheme
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Cannot stand independently
6
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Affix
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morphemes that we add to words to change meaning
7
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Inflectional
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8
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Derivational
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9
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Abbreviation
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Shortening a word or phrase
10
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Shortening
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Removing parts of a lexeme to make it faster to say
11
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Compounding
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Process of creating a new word via inflection
12
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Blending
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Words produced by putting parts of two words together
13
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Backformation
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Process of creating a new word via inflection
14
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Conversion
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Converting words to different classes without adding any suffixes to the word
15
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Conversion
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Converting words to different classes without adding any suffixes to the word
