Introduction to Linguistics Unit IV Morphology What is

Introduction to Linguistics Unit IV: Morphology

What is Morphology?

What is morphology?

What are differences of word, morpheme, and syllable?

Word is the minimal unit of meaning. It can • occur independently in the language.

Morpheme is the smallest meaningful • unit of the language

Allomorph is a set of forms that a • morpheme may take in different context

Syllable is • contains a single vowel sound

What are roots, stems, and affixes?

A form which is not further analyzable. A part if word form that remains when all affixes have been remove

A form to which affixes can be attached. A form of a word before any inflectional affixes are added.

a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form.

Types of Morphemes

Types of Morphemes

Bound Morphemes

Inflectional Morphemes

8 English Inflections

8 English Inflections (cont. )

8 English Inflections (cont. )

8 English Inflections (cont. )

Derivational Morphemes

Derivational Morphemes

Examples of Derivational Morphemes

Examples of Derivational Morphemes

Examples of Derivational Morphemes

Examples of Derivational Morphemes

Examples of Derivational Morphemes

Zero Morphemes

Word Formation

Complex Words

Complex Words (cont. )

Complex Words (cont. )

Compound Words

Compound Words

Ablaut

Ablaut

Acronym

Back Formation

Blending

Clipping

Functional Shift

Coinage

Unit 4 Morphology •

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