Morphology Flashcards
1
Q
What do you call a single affix that is attached to either side of a stem morpheme? e.g Negation - chomka “he is good” ik-chokm-o “he isn’t good”
A
Circumfixes
2
Q
The root of a word will always be morphologically…
A
simple
3
Q
What are two examples of a bound root morpheme?
A
-ceive. In words like receive, deceive. -spect. In words like inspect, suspect.
4
Q
What are morphemes called when they can be realised in different ways but fulfill the same function? i.e Impossible, Indirect, Illegible
A
Allomorphs
5
Q
What do we call words that describe things with clearly identifiable meanings?
A
Open class words
6
Q
What do we call words that specify grammatical relations and have restricted meaning? e.g ‘to’
A
Closed class words
