LIN 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Preposition And Postposition, Word Formation, Affix
20 Oct 2018
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Words and the rules by which they are constructed. Morphemes and their allomorphs roots, bases and affixes. The word unlockable is ambiguous: an unlockable door can be a door that can be unlocked or one that cannot be locked. Even if i catch multiple bugs and hug multiple cars, i"m still a bug catcher (not a *bugs catcher) and a car hugger (not a *car hugger). Morphology the mental system involved in word formation the branch of linguistics that deals with words, their internal structure, and how they are formed. Words are the smallest independent units in language. Belong to a category, such as n(oun), v(erb), a(djective), p(reposition), etc. Can occupy different positions in a sentence, independently of other words. Even more important than words, however, are morphemes: the smallest units of language that provide information about meaning or function. A morpheme = a minimal unit of meaning.
