1 / 12

Morphology: the analysis of word structure

Morphology: the analysis of word structure. Main Divisions of Word Classes (Parts of Speech):. Content Words Function Words. Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs. Conjunctions Prepositions Articles Pronouns. Exercise: Determine the word class of each of the following words. betterment

laird
Download Presentation

Morphology: the analysis of word structure

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Morphology: the analysis of word structure

  2. Main Divisions of Word Classes (Parts of Speech): • Content Words • Function Words • Nouns • Verbs • Adjectives • Adverbs • Conjunctions • Prepositions • Articles • Pronouns

  3. Exercise: Determine the word class of each of the following words • betterment • the • him • elegant • inconvenience • eloquently • comply • inasmuch as • over • Noun • Article • Pronoun • Adjective • Noun • Adverb • Verb • Conjunction • Preposition

  4. Word and Morpheme • Word: the smallest free form • Morpheme: the smallest meaningful unit • Word  simple and complex • E.g. hunt and hunter • Morpheme  free and bound • E.g. hunt and -er

  5. Question 1 • Fly  Simple, no bm, fly • Desks  Complex, -s, desk • Untie  Complex, un-, tie • Tree  Simple, no bm, tree • Dislike  Complex, dis-, like • Reuse  Complex, re-, use • Triumphed  Complex, -ed, triumph • Delight  Simple, no bm, delight • Justly  Complex, -ly, just

  6. Affixation • Prefix: An affix that is attached to the front of a base, e.g. re-play. • Suffix: An affix that is attached to the end of a base, e.g. kind-ness. • Infix: An affix that occur within a base, e.g. (in Indonesian) s-in-ambung. • Confix (Circumfix/Ambifix): An affix that is attached to the front and to the end of a base simultaneously, e.g. (in Indonesian) ke-lapar-an. • Interfix, simulfix, superfix, and transfix.

  7. Examples of English Affixes

  8. Homework (Group Assignment):The answers to be presented by each group next week (prepare a PPT file). 1.Define and give examples of the six types of affixes: infix, confix, interfix, simulfix, superfix, dan transfix. Examples can be derived from English, Indonesian, or Arabic. 2. List English Prefixes. Determine the word class and give two examples for each prefix. 3. List English Suffixes. Determine the word class and give two examples for each suffix.

  9. Homework (Group Assignment): 1.Define and give examples of the six types of affixes: infix, confix, interfix, simulfix, superfix, dan transfix. Examples can be derived from English, Indonesian, or Arabic. 2. List English Prefixes which are NOT mentioned on page 146. Determine the word class and give two examples for each prefix. 3. List English Suffixes which are NOT mentioned on pp. 145-146. Determine the word class and give two examples for each suffix.

  10. Suggested Answers 1. Read the article: Delapan Jenis Afiks: “Analisis Afiks Bahasa Arab, Bahasa Indonesia, dan Bahasa Inggris.” By Deny Arnos Kwary, 2004. 2 & 3. Read the article: Prefixation and Suffixation in A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. By. Randolph Quirk at al., 1985. pp. 1540–1558.

  11. Constraints on Derivation • The suffix –ant Contest  contestant Defend  defendant Hunt  *Huntant  Hunter WHY? The suffix –ant can combine only with Latinate bases.

  12. Constraints on Derivation • The suffix –en white  whiten dark  darken green  *greenen WHY? The suffix –en can combine only a monosyllabic base that ends in an obstruent (pp. 149–150).  largen ? How about large ? The suffix –en can combine only a monosyllabic germanic base that ends in an obstruent (Kwary, 2004).

More Related