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This document discusses morphology, the study of the smallest units of meaning in language. It details the concepts of words and morphemes, and various word formation processes. These processes include affixation (adding prefixes and suffixes), derivation (creating new words from existing ones), and inflection (changing word forms to indicate grammatical function) as well as other word formation processes like compound words. It gives some examples of word formation, and explains the different types of words.
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THE STUDY OF THE SMALLEST UNIT OF MEANING ========================================= Word vs. Morpheme ----------------- -- -- -- -- Word Categories --------------- **Word Formation** ### Affixation ### Derivation ### Inflection as in the following examples: ### Other W...
THE STUDY OF THE SMALLEST UNIT OF MEANING ========================================= Word vs. Morpheme ----------------- -- -- -- -- Word Categories --------------- **Word Formation** ### Affixation ### Derivation ### Inflection as in the following examples: ### Other Word Formation Processes - **Machine noises**---honk, beep, vroom, clang, zap, boing - **Animal names**---cuckoo, whip-poor-will, whooping crane, chickadee - **Impact sounds**---boom, crash, whack, thump, bang - **Sounds of the voice**---shush, giggle, growl, whine, murmur, blurt, whisper - **Nature sounds**---splash, drip, spray, whoosh, buzz, rustle
