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12 Cards in this Set
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Types of Affixes
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suffixes, prefixes, infixes, circumfixes
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word
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smallest free standing form
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simple v. complex words
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salamander v. anti-dis-establish-ment-arian-ism
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morpheme
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The smallest meaningful linguistic unit
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free morphemes
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can occur as an independent word all by themselves
Simple words: cat, eat, green, pumpkin, the, is |
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bound morphemes
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Cannot stand alone, but must be attached to other
morphemes |
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Root
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forms base for affixes to attach to;
cannot be analyzed into smaller parts |
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affix
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a bound morpheme that modifies the
meaning and/or category of the root in some way. |
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not all roots are free - examples of bound roots include...
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boysenberry, raspberrry, cranberry
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circumfix
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a discontinuous affix inserted at the
beginning and at the end of the root. |
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Derivational affixes
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when added to a word, make or derive a new word
w/ a new meaning… |
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Inflectional affixes
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indicate grammatical roles; do not change basic
meaning of the word |
