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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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