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Morphology is the stu y o! the "o#stru"tio# o! $or s out o! %orphe%es Morphe%e The %orphe%e is the s%&llest %e&#i#g!ul u#it o! l&#gu&ge' (le)i"&l &# gr&%%&ti"&l %e&#i#g* A %orphe%e %ust h&+e & %e&#i#g, &# it is the s%&llest u#it o! %e&#i#g (the s%&llest sou# -%e&#i#g u#io# $hi"h "&##ot .e !urther &#&ly/e i#to s%&ller u#its*' The $or lady "&# .e i+i e i#to t$o syll&.les (l&' y*, .ut it "o#sists o! 0ust o#e %orphe%e, .e"&use & syll&.le h&s #othi#g to o $ith %e&#i#g' The $or un forgettable "&# .e i+i e three %orphe%es ( is1&gree1&.le*' The $or books "o#t&i#s o#ly o#e syll&.le, .ut it "o#sists o! t$o %orphe%es (.oo21s* (3oti"e4 the %orphe%e 5s h&s & gr&%%&ti"&l %e&#i#g 6Plur&l7* The i#ter#&l stru"ture o! $or s 8or s "&# h&+e &# i#ter#&l stru"ture, i'e' they &re e"o%pos&.le i#to s%&ller %e&#i#g!ul (le)i"&l or gr&%%&ti"&l* p&rts' These s%&llest %e&#i#g!ul u#its $e "&ll %orphe%es' re& 1er M&ry19s re1re& pri#t1e e#1&.le "&t1s &r21e# go1es
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%otherhoo 4 =property o! .ei#g & %other9 thi"2e#4 =.e"o%e or "&use to .e"o%e thi"2er9 Deri+&tio# is re"ursi+e (!ee s i#to itsel!*4 (>* i#- e-"ipher-&.il-ity
I#!le"tio# (i#!le"tio#&l %orphology* :re&tes $or !or%s o! & le)e%e (?* :AT4 "&t (Si#gul&r* "&ts (Plur&l* (10* &' SI3@4 si#g B&se !or% si#gs <sg Prese#t Te#se si#gi#gPrese#t P&rti"iple s&#g su#g .' P&st Te#se P&st P&rti"iple (Per!e"tAP&ssi+e P&rti"iple*
8ALB4 $&l2 B&se !or% Prese#t P&rti"iple $&l2s <sg Prese#t Te#se $&l2i#g $&l2e P&st Te#se $&l2e P&st P&rti"iple (Per!e"tAP&ssi+e P&rti"iple*
Morphology (1;* &' :OLD4 "ol Positi+e "ol er :o%p&r&ti+e "ol est Superl&ti+e .' @OOD4 goo .est Positi+e Superl&ti+e .etter :o%p&r&ti+e Morphologi"&l oper&tio#s
Morphologi"&l oper&tio# C e! ="o#"rete "h&#ge %& e to & $or !or% i# or er to sig#&l & eri+&tio#&l or i#!le"tio#&l pro"ess9 Other oper&tio#s i# D#glish4 Vo$el "h&#ge4 %&# E %e# si#g E s&#g E su#g So%eti%es this &""o%p&#ies &!!i)&tio#s4 .re&2 E .ro2e E .ro2e# (C .ro2e 1 e#* $rite ( E $rote* E $ritte# :o#so#&#t "h&#ge4 house 6h&us7 E (to* house 6hou/7 2#i!e 6#&i!7 E 2#i+es 6#&i+/7 Stress shi!t4 (&* "F#tr&st E (to* "o#trGst 3EV (L&#gu&ges $ith to#es %&y use to#e <er#&tio#s to re&li/e gr&%%&ti"&l pro"esses* :o#+ersio#4 $or o! o#e "l&ss tre&te &s .elo#gi#g to & i!!ere#t "l&ss $ithout &#y o+ert %orphologi"&l oper&tio#4 3 V4p&per E to p&per (the $&ll* s2i# E to s2i# & r&..it
Morphology he& E to he& & ep&rt%e#t, &# i#Iuiry, & phr&se poli"e E to poli"e & to$#, & regul&tio# V 34$&l2 E go !or & $&l2 !&ll E t&2e & !&ll sleep E get & goo #ight9s sleep Also phr&s&l +er.s4 t&2e o!! E & s%ooth t&2e o!! put o$# E & "ruel put o$# ru# through E & Iui"2 ru# through (o#e9s le"ture* A 3 A 34the goo , the .& &# the ugly A4or&#ge (.&lloo#*, pri%rose ($&llp&per* V $et (the p&per*, ry (the ishes*
Types o! i#!le"tio#&l pro"esses All D#glish pre!i)es &# %ost su!!i)es &re eri+&tio#&l' Inflectional A!!i)es "&# .e i+i e i#to i#!le"tio#&l %orphe%es &# eri+&tio#&l
%orphe%es' This re!le"ts t$o %&0or %orphologi"&l ($or .uil i#g* pro"esses4 Inflectional Morphe"es
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they &re &tt&"he ' They o #ot "h&#ge the %e&#i#g o! the .&se' They o#ly "&rry rele+&#t gr&%%&ti"&l i#!or%&tio#, e'g' plur&l' Thus, book &# books &re .oth #ou#s re!erri#g to the s&%e 2i# o! e#tity'
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I#!le"tio#&l &!!i)es %&2e i!!ere#t gr&%%&ti"&l !or%s o! the s&%e $or ' D#glish h&s o#ly > pro u"ti+e i#!le"tio#s4
< !or +er.s4 -ed, -s, -ing < !or #ou#s4 -s, -'s -'s ; !or & 0e"ti+es4 -er, -est
There &re se+er&l u#pro u"ti+e i#!le"tio#s too, li2e the plur&l -en i# oxen, &# the p&rti"ipi&l -en i# given' ste% 1 e# i#g (i#!le"tio#&l su!!i)* reprints = Prese#t Te#se RD6PRI3T77 C =pri#t &g&i#99
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(. )lassification according to whether "orphe"e * word FRDD %ost roots i# D#glish .ut4 & ept, i#ept (BOK3D ROOT* BOK3D %ost pre!i)es &# su!!i)es (Deri+&tio#&l &# i#!le"tio#&l* is% (!ree su!!i)* e), pro, "o# (!ree pre!i)es*
+. )lassifying words according to "orphe"e str%ct%re Si%ple $or s is & si#gle %orphe%e4 house, I, the, o!!, s&l&%&# er
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,ord-for"ation processes MA./0 Affixation4 pro"ess o! !or%i#g $or s .y & i#g &!!)es to %orphe%es'
1 V 1 -&.le ! A4 predict+ -able 1 V 1 -er ! 34 sing+er 1 u# 1 A ! A4 un-productive 1 A 1 e# ! V4 deep+ -en, thick+ -en )o"po%nding4 $or !or%&tio# pro"ess .y $hi"h #e$ $or s &re !or%e .y "o%.i#i#g t$o or %ore i# epe# e#t $or s' 1 A 1 A ! A4 bittersweet 1 3 1 3 ! 34 rainbow 1 V 1 V ! V4 sleepwalk 1 P 1 P ! P4 without 1 V 1 3 ! 34 pickpocket 1 3 1 V ! V4 spoonfeed 1 P 1 V ! V4 overdo
Morphology
0ed%plication4 pro"ess o! !or%i#g #e$ $or s either .y ou.li#g &# e#tire $or (tot&l re upli"t&tio#* or p&rt o! & $or (p&rti&l re upli"&tio#*'
1 D#glish4 humpty-dumpty, higgledy-piggeldy (p&rti&l re upli"&tio#* 1 :reole4 blak O.l&"2P, blakblak O+ery .l&"2P (tot&l re upli"&tio#*
Morphe"e-internal )hanges4 & type o! $or !or%&tio# pro"ess $herei# & $or "h&#ges i#ter#&lly to i# i"&te gr&%%&ti"&l i#!or%&tio#'
1 &.l&ut4 sing, sang, sung; swim, swam, swum 1 other "h&#ges4 man, men; mouse, mice, goose, Geese &%ppletion4 & rel&tio#ship .et$ee# !or%s o! & $or $herei# o# !or% "&##ot .e pho#ologi"&lly or %orphologi"&lly eri+e !ro% the other, this pro"ess is r&re' 1 am - was; go -went 1 good - better; bad - worse
e)tre%e !or% o! re u"tio#L -&re !or%e !ro% the i#iti&l letters o! & set o! other $or s lettersL -se"o# &re pro#ou#"e &s & si#gle $or -S 3ATO, 3ASA, K3DS:O, PI3 so%e &"ro#y%s lose their "&pit&ls to .e"o%e e+ery &y ter%s -S l&ser BA)4'/0MATI/2:
& $or o! o#e type(usu & #ou#* is re u"e to !or% &#other $or o! & i!!ere#t type(usu & +er.*L -$or2er-S$or2, o#&tio#-S o#&teThypo"oris%s-& lo#ger $or is
Stele+isio# Sy#"hro#i" perspe"ti+e o# l&#gu&ge-togetherL &t the s&%e poi#t o! ti%e Di&"hro#i" perspe"ti+e o# l&#gu&ge-#ot togetherL i# i!!ere#t poi#ts o! ti%eL sho$i#g "h&#ges, ho$ the l&#gu&ge e+ol+e i# ti%e' "lippe B5!2DI2#: &# the# "o%pou# e $or eg' s%og (s%o2e 1!og*, %otel, .it, .ru#"h,
t&2i#g o#ly the .egi##i#g o! o#e $or &# 0oi#i#g it to the e# o! the other $or L tele"&st, :hu##el' B/00/,I2#:
+ery "o%%o# $or 5!or%&tio# pro"essL it9s so"i&l phe#o%e#o# %e&#s, the t&2i#g o+er o! $or s !ro% other l&#gu&gesL -it t&2es pl&"e $he# & spe&2er o! o#e "ulture "o%e to "o#t&"t $ith &#other o#eL -the .orro$i#g $ill .e t&2e# !ro% the %ost i#!lue#ti&l "ulture Lo&#-$or s 5 $or s & &pte !ro% other l&#gu&ges Lo&#-tr&#sl&tio# ("&lIue* 5 it9s & ire"t tr&#sl&tio# o! the ele%e#ts o! & $or i#to the .orro$i#g l&#gu&ge' There9s &l$&ys "h&#ge i# pho#ologi"&l stru"ture' )5IPPI2#:
"lipCto "utL -%&2i#g $or s shorter, re u"i#g the%L & $or o! %ore the# o#e syll&.le is re u"e to & shorter !or%L -esp i# "&su&l spee"hL -g&s, .us, pi&#o, .r& )/I2A#!:
The i#+e#tio# o! tot&lly #e$ ter%s Proper #&%es or tr& e #&%es !or o#e "o%p&#y9s pro u"t .e"o%e ge#er&l ter%s !or &#y +ersio# o! th&t pro u"t'(eg' 2lee#e), @uy Fo)-Sguy(&#y hu%&# .ei#g*L -%e&#i#g o! the $or s is .ro& e# &# .ro& e#'
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& "h&#ge i# the !u#"tio# o! & $or (eg' $he# the #ou# "o%es to .e use &s & +er. $ithout &#y re u"tio#*other #&%es &re4 Q"&tegory "h&#geR I Q!u#"tio#&l shi!tRL +ery pro u"ti+e i# D#glish, o #ot e)ist i# Polish eg' "ut,p&per, .utter, .ottle, +e"&tio#, spy' so%e "o#+erte !or%s shi!t i# %e&#i#g $he# they "h&#ge the "&tegory'
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