Morphology

Question 1

Morphology

Answer 1

Study of the internal structure of words, and of the rules by which words are formed

Question 2

Morpheme

Answer 2

smallest unit that carries meaning

Question 3

Open class

Answer 3

Content words

Question 4

Closed class

Answer 4

Function words

Question 5

Roots

Answer 5

Do not operate as stand-alone units of meaning

Question 6

Inflectional VS derivational- grammatical function (1/6)

Answer 6

I: Grammatical function
D: Lexical function

Question 7

Inflectional VS derivational- Word class change (2/6)

Answer 7

I: No word class change
D: May cause word class change

Question 8

Inflectional VS derivational- meaning change (3/6)

Answer 8

I: Small/no meaning change
D: some meaning change

Question 9

Inflectional VS derivational- grammar (4/6)

Answer 9

I: often required by rules of grammar
D: never required by rules of grammar

Question 10

Inflectional VS derivational- word (5/6)

Answer 10

I: follow derivational morphemes in the word
D: preceded inflectional morphemes in a word

Question 11

Inflectional VS derivational- productivity (6/6)

Answer 11

I: productive
D: some productive