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What is the purpose of using tree diagrams in linguistics?
To represent the hierarchical organization of words and sentences.
What is the internal structure of a word?
It is not a simple sequence of morphemes.
How are morphemes added to words?
In a fixed order that reflects the hierarchical structure of the word.
Test your knowledge of hierarchical structures in language with this quiz! Learn about the internal structure of words and how linguists use tree diagrams to represent this organization.
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