“ “ Morphology
The most minimal unit of a word. Morpheme > the abstract/ideal form with meaning. Morph > the form with meaning + sound.
Morphology Free & Bound Morphemes Free morphemes: Base/root & stem Bound: Affixation (prefix, suffix, infix) Types of Morphology – Inflectional (retains meaning; gr) – Derivational (changes meanings)
Words uneasiness unable immodest
Words Unbelievable Unacceptable Handsomeness Philosophical Theology Volunteerism Cheat Purify Waited Eating “ “
cars car + s children child + ren benches bench + es Those sheep are mine. sheep + Ø
Singular radius stadium cactus medium forum stimulus radii stadia cacti media fora stimuli Plural
Morphological Processes Affixation – Prefix, Suffix, Infix Compounding – Blending Reduplication – Partial Reduplication – Full Reduplication