Morphology Flashcards
1
Q
Morpheme
A
The smallest meaningful unit in a language. It cannot be further divided.
2
Q
Free morpheme
A
Can be a word on its own
3
Q
Bound morpheme
A
cannot be used on its own
4
Q
Inflectional morpheme
A
Allows a word to fit into a tense or a number
5
Q
Derivational morpheme
A
changes the meaning of a word
6
Q
Inflectional morpheme example
A
cat/cats
walk/walked
7
Q
Derivational morpheme example
A
Disrespect
Unfaithful
