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1 “ “ Morphology

2 The most minimal unit of a word. Morpheme > the abstract/ideal form with meaning. Morph > the form with meaning + sound.

3 Morphology Free & Bound Morphemes Free morphemes: Base/root & stem Bound: Affixation (prefix, suffix, infix) Types of Morphology – Inflectional (retains meaning; gr) – Derivational (changes meanings)

4 Words uneasiness unable immodest

5 Words Unbelievable Unacceptable Handsomeness Philosophical Theology Volunteerism Cheat Purify Waited Eating “ “

6 cars car + s children child + ren benches bench + es Those sheep are mine. sheep + Ø

7 Singular radius stadium cactus medium forum stimulus radii stadia cacti media fora stimuli Plural

8 Morphological Processes Affixation – Prefix, Suffix, Infix Compounding – Blending Reduplication – Partial Reduplication – Full Reduplication

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