Morphology Flashcards
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What is morphology?
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the study of word structures and the rules by which words are formed
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Word
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the combination of sounds (a spoken word) or letters (a written word).
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Content words (open class)
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Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, they are called content words because they have meaning.
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Function words or closed class
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Prepositions, conjunctions, and pronouns, identify grammatical relationships and don’t have meaning
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