Morphology Week 2
Morphology Week 2
Morphology Week 2
Morphemes
In the previous session you have learned:
the definition of morphology
the objects of morphology: morphemes and words
types of words: simple and complex
the distinction between word tokens, types, and lexemes
the reasons why languages have morphology
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Morphemes
Tourists Unsystematically
Tour Un-
-ist System
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-ly
Morphemes
Like the phoneme, the morpheme refers to either a class of
forms or an abstraction from the concrete forms of language
a) Least e) Spoken
b) Drawing f) Those
c) Hoped g) Deer
d) Put h) Rings
Free and Bound Morphemes
unhappy singer
retype climbing
disqualify friendly
enable fulfillment
preregister colorful
To be continued……..