English

Carsten Krumdiek

The morpheme - An approach to its

meaning and function

Seminar paper
Englisches Seminar der Universität zu Köln

Proseminar: English Morphology

Semester: SS 2004

The Morpheme

- An approach to its meaning and function

Krumdiek, Carsten

Köln, den 24.05.2004

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Contents
Contents ......................................................................................................................... 2
Bibliography .................................................................................................................. 3
I. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4
II. Definitions of the morpheme..................................................................................... 4
i. The Morpheme – A general overview of definitions.............................................. 4
ii. Problems of the traditional approach..................................................................... 6
III. Allomorphy and its implications for the notion of morphemes ............................. 10
i. What is allomorphy?............................................................................................. 10
ii. Phonological and lexical conditioning................................................................. 11
iii. Morphological Conditioning and the idea of recurring partials ......................... 12
IV. Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 14

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