Chapter Six CIED 4013 Dr. Bowles Morphology Chapter Six CIED 4013 Dr. Bowles
Morphology Morphology: The study of word formation “morph” = shape or form -ology = the study of….something Morpheme: The smallest unit of meaning
Morphemes Morphemes “Bound” Affixes “Free” Unit of meaning
Free Morphemes Free Morpheme “Functional” Conjunctions, Prepositions, Articles, Pronouns “Lexical” Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
Change in grammatical function Change in grammatical category Bound Morphemes Bound Morphemes “Inflectional” Change in grammatical function (8 changes) “Derivational” Change in grammatical category