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    This document discusses English phonology and morphology. It begins by defining morphology as the study of the internal structure of words and the minimal units of meaning called morphemes. It provides examples of free and bound morphemes. It then discusses phonology as the study of how sounds are organized in languages. It notes that psycholinguists study how morphological knowledge is acquired and processed. Finally, it states that morphology is important for understanding meaning as it is the lowest level that carries meaning in words.

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    This document discusses English phonology and morphology. It begins by defining morphology as the study of the internal structure of words and the minimal units of meaning called morphemes. It provides examples of free and bound morphemes. It then discusses phonology as the study of how sounds are organized in languages. It notes that psycholinguists study how morphological knowledge is acquired and processed. Finally, it states that morphology is important for understanding meaning as it is the lowest level that carries meaning in words.

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    This document discusses English phonology and morphology. It begins by defining morphology as the study of the internal structure of words and the minimal units of meaning called morphemes. It provides examples of free and bound morphemes. It then discusses phonology as the study of how sounds are organized in languages. It notes that psycholinguists study how morphological knowledge is acquired and processed. Finally, it states that morphology is important for understanding meaning as it is the lowest level that carries meaning in words.

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    English Phonology and Morphology

    EXCERSICE 1:

    1.Morphology aims to understand the internal constituent parts of words; to understand morpheme
    relationships; and, in so doing, to understand how a language building relates to words' constituent
    parts, their morphemes. Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and forms a core
    part of linguistic study today. The term morphology is Greek and is a makeup of
    morph- meaning 'shape, form', and -ology which means 'the study of something'.

    2. Morphology is the study of words. Morphemes are the minimal units of words that have a meaning
    and cannot be subdivided further. An example of a free morpheme is "bad", and an example of a bound
    morpheme is "ly." It is bound because although it has meaning, it cannot stand alone.

    3.A

    In linguistics, morphology is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other
    words in the same language. It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words, such as stems, root
    words, prefixes, and suffixes. Phonology is a branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects
    systematically organize their sounds. The term also refers to the sound system of any particular
    language variety. At one time, the study of phonology only related to the study of the systems of
    phonemes in spoken languages.

    B.

    Psycholinguists study the acquisition of morphological knowledge and the way in which complex words
    are stored, perceived, and produced. The proper modelling of processing complex words is an important
    battlefield for competing theories of language perception and production.

    4. One of the most important reasons for studying morphology is that it is the lowest level that carries
    meaning. That is, for educators and researchers interested in more than just decoding and
    pronunciation, morphology can be a key link to understanding how students make meaning from the
    words they read.

    EXERCISE 2:

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    6.

    7.
    8.

    9.

    10.

    EXCERSICE 3:

    1.TRUE 6.TRUE

    2.TRUE 7.TRUE

    3TRUE 8.TRUE

    4.TRUE 9.TRUE

    5.TRUE 10.TRUE

    Vll: ASSIGNMENT

    SUFFIX ROOT DERIVATIONAL PREFIXES ROOT INFECTIONAL


    IC ANGEL ANGELIC CO PILOT COPILOT
    LY QUICK QUICKLY DIS APPEAR DISAPPREAR
    ITY ACTIVE ACTIVITY UN FINISHED UNFINISHED
    SHIP CHAMPION CHAMPIONSHI TRI CYCLE TRICYCLE
    P
    NESS HAPPY HAPPINESS UNI CORN UNICORN

    LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

    EXERCISE 1:

    1.BOUND 6.BOUND

    2.BOUND 7.BOUND

    3.BOUND 8.FREE

    4.BOUND 9. BOUND

    5.BOUND 10.BOUND

    EXERCISE 2: EXERCISE 3:

    1.D 6.D 1.L 6.F


    2. I 7.D 2.F 7.F

    3.D 8.D 3.F 8.F

    4.I 9.D 4.L 9.L

    5.I 10.I 5.L 10.L

    EXERCISE 4:

    1.ACRONYM 6.COMBINATION

    2.CLIPPING 7.COMBINATION

    3.BACK FORMATION 8.CONVERSION

    4. CONVERTING 9.COMBINATION

    5COMBINATION 10.BACKFORMATION

    EXERCISE 5:

    1. N 2. V

    V D AFF DAFF V

    SHIP ER DISS OBEY

    3. V

    DAFF V IAFF

    RE SETTLE D
    4 N

    DAFF V IAFF

    ANTI CLIMAX ES

    5 N

    DAFF V DAFF

    UN EMPLOY MENT

    6. ADV 7. V

    ADJ D AFF V IAFF

    SIMPLE Y JUMP ING


    8. V

    N DAFF IAFF

    DIGIT IZE S

    9. N

    ADJ

    V DAFF DAFF

    ACT IVE ITY

    10. ADJ

    V DAFF DAFF

    CONFRONT ATION AL
    3.Nope, in either way. It’s easy to show with a common example.

    The plural morpheme in English is represented by three different sets of phonemes: /s/ as in ‘cat-s,’ ‘/z/
    as in ‘dog-s’, and /ɪz/ as in ‘horse-s’ or ‘fish-es.’

    Which are two different sets of letters, too, ‘s’ and ‘es’.

    And the same letter, ‘s’, and the same phoneme sets are used for the possessive morpheme, as in ‘cat’s
    meow,’ ‘dog’s bark,’ and ‘horse’s bridle’ or ‘fish’s bowl.’ Ignore the apostrophe; it has nothing to do with
    phonology, as it’s a writing convention.

    4. Yes, it is possible. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

    I am assuming you are asking if the same morpheme (unit of meaning) can be attached to phonemes
    that sound the same as well as mean the same, but are spelled differently. (Which is more complicated)

    For example: The word [THro͞o] has more than one spelling,

    through, thru - both have the same meaning (the two spellings represent the same morpheme) and
    same sound (they contain the same phonemes) but are spelled differently.

    threw - contains the same phonemes, but is a different morpheme (meaning) as well as having a
    different spelling.

    The phonological form /ˈprez(ə)nt/ represents four different morphemes, which all use the same
    spelling.
    Present - meaning physical in this place.
    Present - meaning in this current time
    Present - a verb, meaning to bestow upon
    Present - a gift

    Although our program deals with historical facts, here in the present (today) we are delighted everyone
    was able to be present (physically here) as we wish to present (give/bestow) this award and as a sign of
    our gratitude we have a small present (gift) as a memento.

    It is far more common to have the same phonological form represent multiple morphemes (these are
    called homonyms) and often the only way to recognize their meanings when spoken is through context,
    and when written (usually) through spelling as well as context.

    5. Yes, they're called homophones. "fly" and "fly", "site" and "sight", "berth" and "berth". Free
    morphemes are best known for homophony, but it appears in bound morphemes too, but less often,
    since it's a closed class. "-'s" and "-s", "-er" and "-er", "-ary" "-ary" and "-ary", "-ate" and "-ate", are
    homophonous.

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