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Understanding Morphemes: Types, Formation, and Functions in Language

This overview explores the fascinating realm of morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in language. We differentiate between content and functional words, and discuss free and bound morphemes, including prefixes, suffixes, and circumfixes. The text examines various word formation processes such as compounds, blends, acronyms, and eponyms. Furthermore, it contrasts inflectional morphemes, which modify a word's grammatical role, with derivational morphemes, which create new words. Gain insights into the richness of language structure and development.

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Understanding Morphemes: Types, Formation, and Functions in Language

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  1. Terms in Morphology

  2. Morpheme • content vs. functional words (open vs. closed) • free vs. bound morphemes • Prefixes, infixes, suffixes, circumfixes

  3. Word Formation • compounds • which part of speech • meaning • acronyms • back formations • abbreviations • blends • eponyms

  4. Inflectional vs. Derivational Morphemes

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