A Study of Morphology: Insights into Word Formation and Structure
Morphology, a field of linguistics originating from Greek words, delves into the study of word structure. It explores types of morphemes, branches of morphology, and processes like affixation and vowel change. The creation of new words and changes in existing ones through grammatical functions are also examined. Examples illustrate morphological splits and word formations, shedding light on how words evolve linguistically.
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A STUDY OF MORPHOLOGY A STUDY OF MORPHOLOGY DR MADHU KAMRA HOD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DURGA MAHAVIDYALAYA
Morphology A FIELD OF LINGUISTICS DERIVED FROM GREEK WORDS- Morph Shape / Form Ology- The study of o o HENCE MORPHOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF WORDS FIRST USED FOR LINGUISTICS PURPOSES IN 1859 BY THE GERMAN LINGUIST AUGUST SCHLEICHER.
TYPES OF MORPHEMES FREE BOUND 1) Occurs independently 2) Meaningful units be fully meaningful 3) Supplementary meaning 1) Occurs as dependant units 2) Attached to others units Eg: Costly has two Morphemes Free- Cost Bound ly = word -Costly
MORPHOLOGY TWO BRANCHES LEXICAL or DERIVATIONAL INFLECTIONAL Study of process including: CLASS CHANGING CLASS MAINTAINING 1. Affixation 2. Vowel Change
DIFFERENCE CREATION OF NEW WORDS CHANGE OCCURS IN EXISTING EXISTING WORD FROM WORDS THROUGH GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS LIKE- 1. NUMBER 2. TENSE 3. PERSON 4. CASE 5. GENDER
Examples of Morphological split 1. MOTHERLY CLASS CHANGING DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY MOTHER FREE MORPHEME -LY BOUND MORPHEME
Example 2 MOTHERHOOD (N) CLASS MAINTAINING MORPHOLOGY MOTHER FREE MORPHEME -HOOD BOUND MORPHEME
Remember Formations DOM FILMDOM, KINGDOM, BOREDOM (NOUN- NOUN) STAR GANGSTER, MONSTER AL APPROVAL, BETRAYAL (VERB - NOUN) AL PERSONAL, TRIBAL, MATERNAL, OCCASIONAL (NOUN - ADJECTIVE) NESS (OPTIONAL) HAPPINESS, UNHAPPINESS (ADJECTIVE - NOUN) RE REDO, REWRITE, RETHINK (VERB- VERB) UN UNHAPPY, UNWISE (ADJECTIVE - ADJECTIVE)
