2-2567 Fundamental concepts in the study of word structure

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Morphology

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the study of the structures of words

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How many lexemes are there in this sentence "He paints the door with a blue paint."?

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8

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A __________ is the smallest meaningful unit of a language.

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morpheme

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How many morphemes are there in the word 'fundamentalists'?

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4

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apply

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simple

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The word "hammers" is a ................................. word.

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complex

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The most important part of a word which carries core meaning.

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root

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A meaningful word part which can occur before or after a root.

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affix

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Break down the word "uncomfortable" into its components.

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un = prefix, comfort = root, able = suffix

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What are types of suffix of the underlined words in this sentence "The girls beautify the classroom."?

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girls = inflectional suffix beautify = derivational suffix