Morphology: The Study of Word Formation

Morphology is the study of how words are formed from smaller units called morphemes. This involves analyzing the structure and meaning of morphemes, whether they are free or bound. By dissecting words like "untied," we can see how morphemes contribute to linguistic patterns and communication.

• Morphology
• Word Formation
• Morphemes
• Language Analysis

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1. 2020 /

2. Morphology page 32-34 Morphology is the study of the formation of words. It is an investigation of how individual words are formed from smaller meaningful units called morphemes.

3. Morpheme Example: Untied - The word untied has been divided into three morphemes: 1) the first morpheme is un which reverse the action of tying, 2) the second morpheme is tie which means connect together, and 3) the third one is -ed which means that the verb is in the past form.

4. Morpheme Free morpheme (lexical free morphemes and functional free morpheme) Bound morpheme The difference between Free morpheme and bound morpheme Free morphemes those who stand alone and bound morphemes can not stand alone.