Jeasel D. G.

Moloboco
Master of Arts in English Language Teaching
TESL 620
ASSESSMENT 2
The first part of the lecture during the class on 27 November 2022 was about
Morphology which was discussed by Dr. Gordoñas. Morphology is the study of words,
how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language. I have
taken this lesson during my undergrad, and I can say that it’s one of my favorite topics
back then since it is a branch of linguistics, and I am more interested in linguistics rather
than in literature.
Morphology introduces the two types of words, the content words and the
function words. Content words are also called open class words and denote concept
such as objects, actions, attributes, and ideas. While function words are also called
closed class words and helps to connect important information. This one I am not
familiar with, or maybe it was discussed before during my undergrad, and I just forgot
about it overtime. And so, it is great that we have this reviewed.
Subsequently, morphology deals with morphemes which has two kinds, the
bound and the free morpheme. This idea is interesting, since a single morpheme can
change the syntactic category of a word. Just imagine how small things can have big
impact. Anyhow, free morpheme is a morpheme that can stand alone as a word. On the
other hand, bound morpheme is a word element that cannot stand alone as word. Also,
it emphasizes the use of affixes, which are elements placed at the beginning, within,
and ending of a word.
Furthermore, morphology has roots and stems, and can also be classified as
derivational and inflectional. It is derivational when an affix is added to a base and it
creates a new form of a word, while it is inflectional when an affix is added to a base,
and it just changes the hierarchical structure of a word.
In addition to that, there are morphological process that has been discussed, the
back formation, compounds, and sign language. This one, I remember being discussed
during my undergrad, but I remember it more than just those three, or I am
remembering it right? Anyway, I am glad that it was being reviewed to us, since it is one
of the essential topics that us language teachers should remember and keep in my mind
and at heart.
The second part of the lecture was the presentation of group one. The first
presenter was Ms. Adison who discussed the History of Lexicography in the Philippines.
She explained how colonization