LING 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fruit Salad, Reduplication, Bound And Unbound Morphemes
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Can"t apply -un to a noun; it wants an adjective. A xes are choosy about the category of words they attach to. Illustrates that morphologically complex words have rich internal structure. Allows us to explain how this word can have two di erent meanings. Determine if a word is well formed or not well formed. If morphemes are put together in a way that conforms to the rules of the lang. Words formed with de- indicate the reversal of an action. Looks like de attaches to a noun but attaches to the verb decriminalize. Possible words conform to the rules of the lang and have well formed sub-trees. Impossible words do not conform to the tules and hence do not have well formed sub-trees. Node- each of the branches of the tree. No rule will generate it so the sub trees don"t work. Complex words are not just strings of morphemes. Morphemes have speci c structures based on the lang.
