Morphology Quiz

Find correct transcription of the word: morphology

• /mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/

• /maːˈfɒlədʒi/

• /mɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ/

• /mɔːˈfɒlədʒaɪ/

• /mɔːfɒlədʒɪəl/

What is the arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts.

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Morpheme

• Compound words

• Word formation

What is morphology in linguistics meaning?

• is the study of words, including the principles by which they are formed, and how they relate to one another within a language.

• refers to the formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules

• the study of speech sounds, their production and combination, and their representation by written symbols

• the smallest lexical items of meaning or grammatical function that a word can be broken down to

• is the smallest meaningful constituent of a linguistic expression.

....... is the study of words, including the principles by which they are formed, and how they relate to one another within a language.

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Morpheme

• Compound words

....... is the smallest meaningful constituent of a linguistic expression.

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Morpheme

• Word formation

Find list of three morpheme words:

• Unhappiness, disagreement, reactivation

• Unkindly, desire, homeless

• Antidisestablish, successful, thinking

Find list of three morpheme words:

• Unpredictable, unbelievable, citizenship

• Unkind, unforgettable, national

• Impossible, unjust, achievement

• Drinkable, historic, security

• Remarkable, nevertheless, however

Types of free morphemes:

• Derivational, functional

• Lexical, functional

• Inflectional, bound

• Lexical, compound

• Derivational, lexical

Find lexical (free) morpheme words:

• Cat, long, run

• Days, cats, runs

• Wow! Working, when

• Unkind, graduate, help

• Cut, reopen, running

Find functional (free) morpheme words:

• The, if, because

• Days, cats, runs

• Wow! Working, when

• Unkind, graduate, help

• Cut, reopen, running