Anthropology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Affix, Word Formation, Morpheme
12 Oct 2016
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Word: smallest free form in language which holds meaning. Morphology: component if grammer dealing with words and word formation. Lexical categories: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, determiner, conjunction. is a complex word (desk | s) is a complex word (un | tie) Cannot occur as independent words and must be attached (i bound) to a stem. Desk s un ed happy tie, just un like, If the last sound is voiceless, the ed. If the last sound is voiced, the ed is pronounced t is pronounced d (talked, watched) (played, weighed) Affixes: things that can be added on (ex. black + en = blacken) Does not change the category or meaning. Tagalog: partial for tense: takbo run" and tatakbo will run". Tagalog: partial for tense: lakad walk" and lalakad will walk". Tagalog: partial for tense: pili choose" and pipili will choose". Turkish: total for intensity: iyi well" and iyi iyi very well".
