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    This document discusses morphemes using examples from Arabic derivational morphology. It provides Arabic words that demonstrate different morphemes, including prefixes, suffixes, and stems, that can be added to change the part of speech or meaning of the base word. Examples include changing verbs like "wrote" into nouns like "writer" or adding prefixes to verbs to indicate they are causative forms like "made drink".

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    This document discusses morphemes using examples from Arabic derivational morphology. It provides Arabic words that demonstrate different morphemes, including prefixes, suffixes, and stems, that can be added to change the part of speech or meaning of the base word. Examples include changing verbs like "wrote" into nouns like "writer" or adding prefixes to verbs to indicate they are causative forms like "made drink".

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    This document discusses morphemes using examples from Arabic derivational morphology. It provides Arabic words that demonstrate different morphemes, including prefixes, suffixes, and stems, that can be added to change the part of speech or meaning of the base word. Examples include changing verbs like "wrote" into nouns like "writer" or adding prefixes to verbs to indicate they are causative forms like "made drink".

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    What

    is a morpheme?
    Crosslinguistic example: Arabic derivational morphology

    kataba, he wrote


    maktabatun, library
    yaktubu, he writes


    maktabun, desk
    maktbun, written (words)
    ktibun, writer
    kitbun, book



    miktbun, writing machine
    kutubun, books


    kitbatun, writing



    darasa

    Hamala

    rasama

    shariba
    learned
    carried
    drew

    drank


    darrasa

    Hammala
    rassama
    sharraba
    taught

    loaded

    made draw
    made drink


    dars

    Himl

    rasm

    shrub
    lesson

    cargo

    drawing
    beverage


    madrasa
    ---

    marsam
    mashrab
    school




    studio

    tavern

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