LINA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Morphological Derivation, Bound And Unbound Morphemes, Part Of Speech
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Chapter 4- morphology: the analysis of word structure. Lexicon- a speaker"s mental dictionary, which contains info about the synaptic properties, meaning, and phonological representation of a language"s word. Morphology- the system of categories and rules involved in word formation and interpretation. Words- the smallest free forms found in language. Free form- an element that does not have to occur in a fixed position with respect to neighbouring elements and may even be able to appear in isolation. Morpheme- the smallest unit of language that carries info about meaning or function. Simple word- a word that consists of a single morpheme. Complex word- a word that contains 2 or more morphemes. Free morpheme- a morpheme that can be a word by itself. Bound morpheme- a morpheme that must be attached to another element. The notion past" or completed" is expressed by the bound morpheme ed .
