Explore the World of Morphology
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Which one of the following is NOT an example of an inflectional morpheme?

  • Grammatical gender markers
  • Verb tenses
  • Derivational twins (correct)
  • Plural forms
  • What type of affixation involves gluing one piece of the morpheme at the beginning and one piece at the end of the root?

  • Circumfixation (correct)
  • Infixation
  • Prefixation
  • Suffixation
  • What does reduplication in linguistics refer to?

  • Adding a prefix or suffix to a root
  • Forming questions by shifting word order
  • Doubling a word or part of a word (correct)
  • Changing some sound inside the root
  • How are questions formed in English?

    <p>By changing word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the correct definition of a morpheme?

    <p>The smallest meaningful unit of a word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme?

    <p>A free morpheme cannot stand on its own as a full word, while a bound morpheme can</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between affixation and compounding?

    <p>Affixation is the process of adding a morpheme to a root word, while compounding is the process of combining two words to form a new word</p> Signup and view all the answers

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