Morphology Flashcards
1
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Free morphemes
A
Can stand alone as words but can’t be broken down any further
2
Q
Bound morphemes
A
Can’t stand alone and have to be attached to another morpheme
3
Q
Prefix
A
Affix at the start of a word
4
Q
Suffix
A
Affix at the end of a word
5
Q
Inflexional affixes
A
Suffixes that can indicate plurality, possession, 3rd person, past tense, comparative or superlative
6
Q
Derivational
A
Used to create a new word and usually changed its class
7
Q
Morpheme
A
The smallest unit of language that expenses meaning or serves a grammatical function
