Jessica Hernandez

ENG 487-01 Dr. Fantuzzi

April 5, 2016
Project 2: Morphology
1. Passage (Language and Sexism Sara Mills)
I will be foregrounding the view that sexism, just like racism and other
discriminatory forms of language, stems from larger societal forces, wider
institutionalized inequalities of power and ultimately, therefore, conflict over
who has rights to certain positions and resources. Instead of seeing language
as a neutral vehicle which represents reality, I will rather describe language
as a tool which is drawn on strategically by both sexists and feminist
campaigners, and as a site of struggle over word-meaning, which is also
often a struggle over who has the right to be in certain environments, speak
in certain ways and hold certain jobs. A more adequate view of sexism would
see sexism as a judgment made about particular language usages, with
certain facts and linguistic and social histories being used to justify that
judgment. If we adopt constructionist positions on the relation between
identity and language, that is, that the self is constructed through language,
then analysis of sexism is still important as it affects how we think about our
identity as women.
2.
Function Words
I will the that like be and of from and
has to as a on both is also by to in
would over instead about made with
being used if we between through
then still it how think about our more
we

Content Words
Foregrounding view sexism racism
often rather instead which just who
other describe discriminatory forms
language stems larger societal forces
wider institutionalized inequalities
power ultimately therefore conflict
rights certain positions resources
seeing neutral vehicle represents
reality tool drawn strategically sexists
language feminist campaigners site
see struggle word-meaning

environments speak ways hold jobs

adequate judgment particular usages
facts linguistic social histories justify
adopt constructionist identity self
analysis important affects think
women relation
3. Compound and Complex Words
Foregrounding sexism racism discriminatory forms stems societal
institutionalized inequalities ultimately therefore histories ways positions wider
larger stems forces resources represents reality strategically sexists feminist
campaigners word-meaning histories environments adequate judgment facts
justify constructionist analysis relation important affects linguistic constructed
particular
4.
Inflectional
Foregrounding forms stems forces
institutionalized rights positions
resources seeing represents sexists
campaigners word-meaning histories
environments ways jobs usages facts
constructed affects

5.
Stem
Society (n)
Sex (v)
Race (v)
Discriminate (v)
Strategy (n)
Ultimate (n)
Construct (v)
Analyze (v)
Judge (v)
Linguist (n)
Campaign (v)
Just (adj)
Relate (v)
6.
Word

Derivational
Sexism racism discriminatory
inequalities ultimately reality
strategically adequate judgment facts
constructionist larger wider analysis
important justify societal feminist
linguistic relation histories particular

Derivational
Societal (adj)
Sexism (n)
Racism (n)
Discriminatory (adj)
Strategically (adj)
Ultimately (adv)
Constructionist (n)
Analysis (n)
Judgment (n)
Linguistic (adj)
Campaigners (n)
Justify (v)
Relation (n)
Origin

Root

Affix (es)

Foregrounding

Latin

For, fore- before

Ground- part of landscape
nearest to observer

Sexism

Latin

Sex- either male or female

division of species

Racism

Latin

Discriminatory

Latin

Inequalities

Latin

Ultimately

Latin

Race- a group of persons

related to common
descent or heredity
Dis- not, opposite of,
reverse, separate, deprive
of, away
Discriminate- divide,
separate
In- not
Equi- equal
Ultima- last

Conflict

Latin

Positions

Latin

Reality

Latin

Strategically

Greek

Feminist

Latin

Campaigners

Latin

Environments

Latin

Adequate

Latin

Judgment

Latin

Con- together, with

Flict- strike
Pos- place, put

Fore-before, front of
Ing- noun making
suffix, result of
activity
Ism- doctrine, belief,
action or conduct
Ism- doctrine, belief,
action or conduct
Dis- not, opposite of
Ory- adjective or
noun making suffix
Ies- noun making
suffix, plural
Ly- adverb making
suffix, in the manner
of
Flict- strike

Tion- noun making

suffix, condition or
action
Real- all that is real, real
Ity, ty- noun making
existence
suffix, state or
quality
Stra- army
Ly- adverb making
Strategic- pertaining to
suffix, in the manner
strategy
of
Femin- women, female
Ist- noun making
suffix, person or
member
Camp-field
Er- noun making
Campaign- operation of an suffix, person or
army in the field
thing that does
something
Environ- to surround,
Ment- mind
encircle, encompass
Ment- mind
Ad- to equal to, near,
Ate- adjective
equalized, in addition to,
making suffix, kind
by
of state
Jud- judge
Ment- state of being,
act of

Justify

Latin

Just- to join

Important

Latin

Societal

Latin

Affects

Latin

Im- into, on , near,

towards
Port- carry
Soci,society- to join,
companions, friendly
association
Af- movement to or
toward, in addition to
Fect- do, make

Ify- verb making

suffix
Ant- adjective
making suffix, kind
of agent
Al- adjective making
suffix, quality or
relation
Af- movement to or
toward, in addition
to

Linguistic

Latin

Linguist- a master of
language, uses tongue
freely

Ic- adjective making

suffix, having to do
with

7. Morpheme Map/Chart
Prefix
Pre= before
Fore= before
In= not
Ad= to, toward,
near, by, in addition
to
Ex= out of, away
from, lacking,
former
Re= back, again
Un= not, against,
opposite
Mis= wrong, badly,
bad
Non= not
Jud= to judge

Root

Jud= to judge

Word
Prejudge
Forejudge
Injudicious
Adjudge
Extrajudicial
Rejudge
Unjudged
Misjudge
Nonjudgmental
Judge

Adjudge
Adjudged
Adjudges
7. Morpheme
Map
Adjudging
Adjudicate
Prejudge
Adjudicated
Prejudged
Adjudicates
Prejudges
Prejudging
Prejudgment
Prejudgment
s
Prejudice
Prejudiced
Prejudices
Prejudicial
Prejudicially
Prejudicing

Adjudicating
Adjudication
Adjudications
Adjudicative
Adjudicator
Adjudicators
Adjudicatory
Extrajudicial

Word Root
Jud- to judge

Rejudge
Rejudged
Rejudges
Forejudge
Forejudged
Forejudges
Forejudging
Forejudge
Forejudged
Forejudges
Forejudging
Injudicious
Injudiciously
Injudiciousness
Rejudging
Unadjudicat
ed
Unjudged
Unprejudice
d

Misjudge
Misjudged
Misjudges
Misjudging
Misjudgment
Misjudgments
Nonjudgmental

Judge
Judged
Judgment
Judgments
Judger
Judgers
Judges
Judgeship
Judgeships
Judging
Judgment
Judgmental
Judgmentally
Judgments
Judicatory
Judicature
Judicatures
Judicial
Judicially
Judiciaries
Judiciary
Judicious
Judiciously
Judiciousness