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21 Cards in this Set
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What is a morpheme?
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-smallest unit that carries meaning
-pairing of a single sound with a single meaning or function -un-gentle-man-li-ness |
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Analytic Vs. Synthetic language
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*Analytic
-phrase structure matters -e.g. Ed followed Alice *Synthetic -"pieces" added together to form base - |
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Bound Morpheme
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*Bound
-must connect to a root -unable to stand alone -s,-est,un-,in-,pre- |
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Free Morpheme
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*Free
-morphemes that are able to stand alone -doesn't mean they will ALWAYS stand alone |
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Root
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un(happi)ness
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Derivation Affix
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-Can be either pre/suffix
-MUST change the meaning -CAN change part of speech -attaches BEFORE inflectional |
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Inflectional Affic
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-ONLY suffixes
-NEVER changes part of speech -occurs w/ MOST members of a class(e.g. -s occurs w/ most nouns) - |
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Compounding
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-two free morphemes combine to create new work
e.g. batcave,batroom,chatroom,doghouse |
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Back Formation
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begger--->beg
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Blending
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smoke + fog= smog
motor + hotel= motel urine + analysis= urinalysis |
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Clipping (2 types)
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*fore-clipping
-telePHONE, interNET, paRENTS *hind-clipping -PROFessor,CELLular,LIMOsine |
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Alphebetism Vs. Acronym
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*Alphebetism
-CPU, FYI, CD *Acronym -NATO,FAQ,RAM |
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Borrowing
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Borrowing words from another language via contact
-sometimes they compete |
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A noun
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names, places, things
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verb
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denotes action
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Adjective
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Modifies noun/pronoun
-the BIG building -the ROUGH ledge |
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Adverb
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Modifies verb
-I QUICKLY ran -she OFTEN had eggs |
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Preposition
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introduces PP,
e.g. on,in,of,it,for |
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Pronoun
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can be used to replace NP
-he, she, her, him |
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Aux Verbs
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helping verbs...be, have...
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complementizer
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use of "that" either given in the sentence or w/ the possibility of being inserted
-He hopes you will go ahead w/ the speech -he hopes THAT you will go ahead w/ the speech |
