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What is the main focus of morphology in language study?
What is the main focus of morphology in language study?
What is the term for the smallest unit of language that carries meaning?
What is the term for the smallest unit of language that carries meaning?
What is the term for a variant of a morpheme with a different pronunciation or spelling?
What is the term for a variant of a morpheme with a different pronunciation or spelling?
Which of the following is an example of derivation?
Which of the following is an example of derivation?
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What is the term for breaking down words into their constituent morphemes?
What is the term for breaking down words into their constituent morphemes?
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Why is understanding morphology important?
Why is understanding morphology important?
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Kaun sa organ plant me sab se zyada photosynthesis, gas exchange, aur transpiration karava?
Kaun sa organ plant me sab se zyada photosynthesis, gas exchange, aur transpiration karava?
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Kya plant cell me koi cell wall hae?
Kya plant cell me koi cell wall hae?
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Tissue system ke kitne main type hae?
Tissue system ke kitne main type hae?
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Kya plant body me root system aur shoot system hae?
Kya plant body me root system aur shoot system hae?
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Apical meristems kya karava?
Apical meristems kya karava?
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Kya plant me cell, tissue, organ, aur organ system hae?
Kya plant me cell, tissue, organ, aur organ system hae?
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Study Notes
Definition and Scope
- Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed from smaller units such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
- It examines the patterns of formation and variation of words in a language.
Key Concepts
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Morpheme: The smallest unit of language that carries meaning.
- Free morphemes: Standalone words (e.g., dog, run)
- Bound morphemes: Affixes (prefixes, suffixes, infixes) that attach to roots (e.g., un-, -able, -ed)
- Root: The core of a word that carries the main meaning.
- Stem: A root with any affixes (e.g., unbreak-able)
- Allomorph: A variant of a morpheme with a different pronunciation or spelling (e.g., -s and -es plural forms)
Types of Morphological Processes
- Derivation: Creating new words by adding affixes to roots (e.g., happy → unhappy)
- Compounding: Creating new words by combining two or more roots (e.g., black + board → blackboard)
- Blending: Creating new words by combining parts of two or more roots (e.g., smog ← smoke + fog)
- Inflection: Modifying words to indicate grammatical information (e.g., run → running)
Morphological Analysis
- Segmentation: Breaking down words into their constituent morphemes (e.g., unhappy → un- + happy)
- Identification: Determining the function of each morpheme in a word
Importance of Morphology
- Understanding word formation and structure is essential for language acquisition, language teaching, and linguistic research.
- Morphology has applications in natural language processing, computational linguistics, and language technology.
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Description
Explore the study of word structure and formation, including morphemes, roots, and affixes. Learn how words are formed and varied in language.
