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Linguistics
Morphology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Morphemes /ˈmɔː.fiːmz/ | The morphemes are the smaller parts of words. Example: -ly |
| Morphology /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.dʒi/ | The morphology is the area of grammar concerned with the structure of words and with relationships between words involving the morphemes. Example Morphemes |
| Monomorphemic /ˌmɒn.əʊ.mɔːˈfiː.mɪk/ | The monomorphemic consisting of just one morpheme. Example: Dog |
| Polymorphemic /ˌpɒl.iˈmɔː.fiː.mɪk/ | The polymorphemic consisting of more than one morpheme has an important bearing on the relationship between morphemes and meaning. Example: Grammaticality |
| Cranberry morphemes /ˈkræn.bər.i/ /ˈmɔː.fiːmz/ | The cranberry morphemes reinforce the difficulty of tying morphemes tightly to meaning. Example Cranberry |
| Prefix /ˈpriː.fɪks/ | The prefixes are the precede the root. Example en - in enlarge |
| Suffix /ˈsʌf.ɪks/ | Those that follow it are called. Example -ance in performance |
| Affix /əˈfɪks/ | The affixes are morphemes necessarily bound. Example The morphemes -ful and -ness of helpfulness cannot stand on their own. |
| Allomorph / əˈlɒmɔːf/ | When many morphemes have two or more different pronunciations Example [s] (as in cats or lamps), [z] (as in dogs or days), and [əz] (as in horses or judges). |
| Lexeme /ˈlek.siːm/ | It is the more abstract kind of word Example: “PLAY,”: playing, plays, played |
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