Rules Govering Word Formation Processes

Question 1

1) rules related to inflection and derivation

Answer 1

1) gram cate changes vs not
- inflectional suffixes - do not change the grammatical cat. of a word only the form.
- Derivation at times changes and not changes the grammatical category

-Grammatical category retaining
Prefix- un, re. Suffixes- dom, hood

2) derivation is followed by inflection

both inflection and derivation can be added to the same words. Always inflection is followed by derivation.
Ex: reader+s (derivation ➡️ inflection) “readser”❌

3) (stems formed with der)+ inflection/derivation

derivation forms new stems, being added to roots. To which derivation or inflection can be further added.
Modernize+s, Moderniz+ed.(infl)Moderniz+ation (der)

5) new members vs changes in existing memebers

inflection makes changes to existing members of a certain grammatical category.
• derivation creates new members.

Question 2

2) rules related to compounding

Answer 2

1) combination of two or more words.
2) In english most compounds are Nouns, verbs and adjectives.
3) In most compounds second words defines the gram cat. Of the word.
4) The first word modifies the compound.

5) First word plays an important role.
Accent is often placed on the first word
Ex: —
Boy friend
If, the compound is hyphenated accent is places equally on both words.

Question 3

3) notion of discreetness

Answer 3

Language consists of discreet units that combine is rule governed ways to create larger units

                                = Morphemes are discreet units that combine in rule govern ways to create words

Question 4

4) Hierarchical structure of words

Answer 4

• words are not strings of morphemes.
• morphemes occur at a fixed position reflecting hierarchical structure.
• morphemes relate to each other in rule governed ways.

Ex: un+ system+ atic

Atic is more likely to be combined with system than un’
:) not all affixes can combine with roots to create words. There is a systematic way they are combined with words.