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What is morphology?
What is a lexeme?
What does 'word form' refer to?
What is an allomorph?
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What is a morpheme?
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Study Notes
Morphology Basics
- Morphology is the study of the structure and formation of words, including the relationships between words and their parts.
Lexemes and Word Forms
- A lexeme is a unit of language that represents a single word or a group of related words, such as "run" and its inflected forms like "runs" and "running".
- A word form refers to a specific variant of a lexeme, such as "run" (base form), "runs" (third person singular present tense), and "running" (present participle).
Allomorphs
- An allomorph is a variant of a morpheme that occurs in a specific context, such as the /ə/ sound in the plural form of "cat" (cats) vs. the /i/ sound in the plural form of "bat" (bats).
Morphemes
- A morpheme is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning, such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots, like "un-" (prefix), "-able" (suffix), and "run" (root).
- Morphemes can be either free or bound, with free morphemes being able to stand alone as a word, and bound morphemes requiring combination with other morphemes to form a word.
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Test your understanding of morphology with this quiz. Explore the fundamental concepts and principles related to word forms and structures. Evaluate your knowledge and grasp the essential terminology in the study of language morphology.
