Morphology & Lexicology Flashcards
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Morphology
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Is the study of word formation
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Morphemes
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Are the basic units that make up words
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Lexicology
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The study of the vocabulary of the language
Lecis mean the vocabulary of a langues
Lexical field is a group of words with associated meaning and uses.
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Morphemes
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Are the basic units that make up words
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Free Morphemes
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Free Morphemes: Simple words are morphemes in their own right:
Man
Dog
Ignore
Journey
These words can’t be broken down any future - they already mena something
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Bound Morphemes
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Bound Morphemes: These morphemes are not words on their own.
These are called affixes
Prefixes: - dis, -ir, -inter, -super
Sufficies: - ful, -s, -ness, -est, -ing
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