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PROCESSES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
a.Define morphology,
b.Familiarize the word formation
processes,
c.Apply word formation in differentiated
activities
WORD
FORMATION
● It is s a branch of science of the language, which studies
the patterns on which a language forms new lexical items
(new unities, new words)
Bound Morphemes
• morphemes that must be attached to another morpheme to receive meaning.
• cannot stand alone with meaning
Example: Unkindness
Note: - UN and - NESS are the bound morphemes, requiring the root KIND to form the word.
TYPES
OF
WORD FORMATION
C O M P O U N D I N G
babysitter – babysit
donation – donate
gambler – gamble
moonlighter – moonlight
television – televise
D E R I V A T I O N
Example:
Unusual, mispronounce, mislead, disrespect
Suffix
It is a formation of new words by adding suffixes to the stem.
Example:
Careless, childish, faithful, government, useful
C O N V E R S I O N