Name : Nur Izzatul Laila

Class. : 5A

NPM. : 210202036

Before explaining my opinion about "writers" after studying morphology, let me first explain my
understanding of what morphology is. Morphology is the study of words. In morphology, there
are morphemes and words. A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language, whereas
a word is a collection of letters with meaning. How do you distinguish a word from a
morpheme?

Here, "writers" is used as an example to differentiate between morpheme and word. Is

"writers" a morpheme or a word? Writers are both a word and a morpheme. Let's break it
down into several parts:

1. The word "writers" consists of morphemes and also forms a word. Here, we will discuss
the word aspect.
2. The first morpheme is "write" : "Writers" is a word that carries meaning. Additionally,
the word "writers" originates from the base word "write," which means "to write."
However, due to the addition of some letters, the meaning of the original word can
change. The added letters that alter the meaning are what can be categorized as
morphemes.
3. The second morpheme is the addition of "er": This addition can change the meaning of a
word, even if it consists of just one word. Therefore, "er" is categorized as a morpheme.
4. The third morpheme is "s": As mentioned earlier, a morpheme is the smallest unit of
language, so even if it's just one letter, it is categorized as a morpheme. Why is the letter
"s" considered a morpheme? Because the letter "s" at the end of the word "writers" can
change the meaning from "writer" to "writers," indicating more than one writer. So, "s"
is part of the morpheme.

In summary, "writers" consists of the morphemes "write," "er," and "s," and the word is formed
by these morphemes, each contributing to the overall meaning.

From all the information above, what is the difference between a word and a morpheme?

A word is a collection of letters that has a meaning, can stand alone, and conveys a specific
meaning. Additionally, a word cannot be divided into smaller parts like morphemes, as it would
become meaningless. For example, the word "write" cannot be divided into smaller meaningful
units without losing its original meaning. If it is divided into "wri" and "te," the meaning is lost.
On the other hand, a morpheme is the smallest unit of language. Even one letter can change a
word's meaning, as explained in the transformation from "write" to "writer" and then to
"writers." The addition of a few letters can alter the meaning significantly.

So, it can be concluded briefly that "writers" is a word consist to morphemes. The first one is
from the word "write," which is the root of "writers" and is itself a word. Next, the morphemes
consist of "er" and "s." The addition of "er" to "write" changes the meaning from "write" to
"writer." Furthermore, the addition of "s" to "writer," forming "writers," is a morpheme
because it is the smallest unit that can change the word into something meaningful. That
means "writers" is a word consist to morphemes. That's my understanding of morphemes and
words in morphology.