MORPHOLOGY

An introduction to word formation process

 Morphology, Etymology and
Lexicography
■ Morphology is the study of word formation, or the
study of architecture of word.
■ Etymology is the study about the history of words or
the study of the origins of word.
■ Lexicography is that it is a scholarly discipline that
involves compiling, writing, or editing dictionaries.
 Morpheme, Base, Root, Stem, and
Lexeme
■ Morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of a language.
■ Base A base is any form to which affixes of any kind can be
added.
■ Root is a form which is not further analyzable, either in terms
of derivational or inflectional morphology
■ Stem is a form which is further analyzable.
■ is the minimal unit of language which. has a semantic
interpretation and; embodies a distinct cultural concept.
 Which ones are the base?

■ Untouchable ■ Destination
■ Carefully ■ Wheelchair
■ Identification ■ Famous
■ Smaller ■ international
 Which ones are the root?

■ Impaired ■ Unintentionally
■ Delusional ■ Removability
■ Amazingly ■ Illustrations
■ Wonderful ■ untrustworthy
 Which ones are the stem?

■ Impaired ■ Unintentionally
■ Delusional ■ Removability
■ Amazingly ■ Illustrations
■ Wonderful ■ untrustworthy
 Which ones are lexeme?

1. Impaired 5. Going
2. Delusional 6. Removability
3. celebrities 7. Illustrations
4. Wonderful 8. untrustworthy
 Let’s break them up!

Example:
Unattended word

Un attended stem

root Attend ed
 Try these words!

■ Imperfection ■ Analyzability
■ Deliberation ■ Infamous
■ Cooperation ■ Hearings
■ Creativities ■ Undependability
 Try these words!

■ Dislike ■ Untouchable
■ Disintegration ■ Discharging
■ Remarkability ■ Reduced
■ Lecturers ■ Nevertheless
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