morphology

MORPHOLOGY

ANUM SHERAZI

Etymology:-

Morphology Morph (form) + ology (science of) -- > Morphology (the science of word forms) The study of the internal structure of words, and The rules by which words are formed.

What is morphology?“The branch of theoretical linguistics that deals with the structure and formation of words in a language.”

Morpheme:-Morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit that can not be further divided into other meaningful units.

EXAMPLES:-1. One morpheme:- Boy, desire, self etc.2. Two morphemes: -

Boy + ishDesire + ableSelf + ish

4. Three morphemes:-Boy + ish+ nessDesire + able + ity Self + ish + ness

3. Four morphemes:-Un + desire + able + ity

Always remember

that it is not

essential for a

morpheme to be

meaningless..!

DIVISION OF MORPHEMES:-

Morphemes are generally divided into

two main kinds.

Free morpheme

Bound morpheme

FREE MORPHEME:-A morpheme that can not stand alone and does not need the

assistance of any other morpheme to convey

its meaning.

BOUND MORPHEME:-A morpheme that

cannot needs to be attached to a free

morpheme to become a meaningful unit.

Free Morpheme:

King

Bore

Free

Serf

-Dom

Bound Morpheme:Kingdom

Boredom

Freedom

Serfdom

Happy + nessBreak + ableDepend + entKind + nessTime + ing