Morphology Flashcards
1
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morphology
A
analysis of word structure
2
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lexicon
A
a speakers mental dictionary
3
Q
free forms
A
elements
appear in isolation
4
Q
bound forms
A
fixed
dont appear in isolation
5
Q
word
A
simplest free form found in language
simple or complex
6
Q
morpheme
A
smallest unit of meaning
7
Q
allomorphs
A
different forms of morpheme
8
Q
root
A
core of word
carries most meaning
9
Q
base
A
form to which affix is added
core
10
Q
affixes
A
bound morphemes
prefix
infix
suffix
11
Q
stem
A
inflectional affix is added to base
specific type
12
Q
inflectional affixes
A
don’t change lexical category
13
Q
noun
A
person place or thing
14
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verb
A
action or state
15
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adjective
A
describing nouns
