Morphology Flashcards
morphology
study of word structure
simple vs complex words
simple: 1 morpheme
complex: > 1 morpheme
derivation (morphological processes)
- adding affixes changes meaning, changes category or both
- can be prefix o suffix
inflection (morphological processes)
- the affix adds grammatical info
- no change in category or meaning
- they are only suffixes in English
inflectional suffixes of nouns
- ’s
- s
inflectional suffixes of verbs
- en
- ed
- ing
- s (3rd person singular)
inflectional suffixes of adjectives/adverbs
- er
- est
what does ‘s mean
shows possesion
what are -er and -est used for
comparison
ex. taller, tallest
what does -ed mean
past tense marker
ex. walked
what does -ing mean
showing action is in progress
ex. teaching
what is a past participle
Verb + -en
what does -en mean
shows completion of an action
ex. eaten
how do you know if it is a past participle?
it comes after has or have
what can -un attach to and what do they mean?
- adjectives: means not ex. unfaithful
- verbs: reversative ex. undo
what are the different morphological processes?
- inflection
- derivation
- compounding
- acronyms
- abbreviation (initialism)