Morphology and Syntax

What is derivational morphology?

• The study of meaning.

• A group of morphemes.

• A type of word formation that creates new lexemes.

How do you derive new words from previous ones?

• By adding affixes, compunding and clipping.

• By clipping, ellipsis and inflection.

• By compounding, clipping and ellipsis.

What does FROZEN morphemes means?

• It means that they aren’t really used in new formations.

• It means that they are overused in neologisms.

How are BLENDS created?

• When two clippings are compounded.

• When two acronyms are compounded.

• When syllables are looped off the end.

• When two affixes are compounded.

English has less uncountable nouns that Spanish

• False.

• True