Language Elements Morphology

What is the Morphology?

• Morphology is the study of morphemes, which are the smallest significant units of Grammar .,

• Morphology is a section of the science of language that studies phrases and sentences

• Morphology is the study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Derivational morphology involves:

• Noun, verb, adjective

• Prefixes, suffixes, affixes .,

• Vowel, consonant, syllable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is this sign called?

• prefix

• affix

• suffix .,

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Bound morphemes:

• can be used alone or can stand alone, independently, e.g. act, worth

• must be attached to some other morpheme or morphemes; they cannot stand alone and do not exist as independent words .,

• often morphemes which fulfill the same function have slightly different forms

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

negative prefixes:

• dis-, im-, in-, ir- .,

• is-, less-, ing

• ly-, ed-, un-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many parts of speech?

• 9 .,

• 7

• 6

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Free morphemes:

• must be attached to some other morpheme or morphemes; they cannot stand alone an

• Often, morphemes which fulfill the same function have slightly different forms

• can be used alone or can stand alone, independently, e.g. act, worth .,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

enjoy+ ....

• ly

• able .

• ness

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

True or false:

"All affixes (prefixes and suffixes) in English are bound morphemes?"

• True .

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

True or false:

"Dis" - used when the word begins with "p" or "m"

• True

• False .

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A