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29 Cards in this Set
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allomorphs |
variant forms of morphemes with the same meanings |
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analyze |
break down |
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Anglo Saxon (Old English) |
the earliest form for which we have written records; form of the language from about AD400 to AD 1100 -Angles and Saxons were people from northern Europe who invaded England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
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base |
the morpheme to which a prefix is added |
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borrowings |
derived |
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content word |
usually derived from Greek or Latin; have meaning |
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function words |
short words that serve as cement to hold content words together; contributed from Anglo-Saxon |
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empty morpheme |
has no clear meaning |
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etymology |
origin |
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full morpheme |
meaning can be assigned to it |
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intensifying morpheme |
intensifies the base |
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Middle English |
AD1100-AD1500 |
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morpheme |
minimum units of meaning |
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obsolete |
no longer used |
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Old English |
Anglo-Saxon, Ad400-AD1100 |
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prefix |
the morpheme that occurs at the front of a word |
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structure |
describes the way a language is put together; depends on function words and word order |
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suffix |
a morpheme that comes at the end of a word |
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word order |
order of words in a sentence |
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ad/as (prefix) |
to, toward |
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dis (pre) |
away, apart |
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e/ex (pre) |
out, from |
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in/im (pre) |
in, into |
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re (pre) |
back, again |
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pel/pulse (base) |
push, drive |
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quire (base) |
ask, seek |
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solve/solute (base) |
loosen |
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spic/spect (base) |
look at, see |
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vene/vent (base) |
come |
