Morphology

What are morphemes?

• The smallest independent unit of language.

• create a word that is completely different from its base

• form new words by combining to or more existing words

How many morphemes of "loves"

• 3

• 2

• 4

What can words often be divided into?

• Morphemes

• Allomorph

• Word formation

What is morphology?

• The study of the internal structure of words.

• The smallest independent unit of language.

• The study of sound systems or the patterns of sounds in a language.

How many morphemes of "disagreement"

• 2

• 3

• 1

What is affixation?

• create a word by shortening an existing word

• substitute one segment for another

• add an affix to a base

Which words are acronyms?

• NASA, G.P.A

• P.C., C.E.O.

• scuba, laser

Which word is not onomatopoeia?

• meow

• boom

• kodak

• splash

• xerox

What is blending?

• Create a word by shortening an existing word

• Combine parts of an existing word (usually the first and the final part)

• Remove an affix from an existing word

Which words are not clipping?

• prof, burger

• biotech, podcast

• smog, motel

• indie, jet

• fax, gym