How to Solve

Morphology Problems

• Win Utami11420316
• Khizmatul Munawwaroh 11420303
• Sukma Mutia Pramesti 11420308
• Varia Handayani 11420229
 morphology
The study of internal structures of words and
how they can be modified.
 Morphology Problems focus on
Morphemes
lexical
free
Morphemes functional

bound derivational
inflectional
 Free Morphemes
A. lexical morpheme (open class)
1. definition: has lexical meaning; new examples can
be freely added
2. examples: N, Verb, Adj, Adv (content words)
B. functional morpheme (closed class)
1. definition: new examples are rarely added (but
not impossible to add)
2. examples: Pronoun, Preposition, Conjunction,
Article (function words)
 Bound Morphemes
Derivational morpheme:
A. may change word class
B. to form new words
C. examples: -able, un-, re-, etc.
Example :
1.Readable

Verb Derivational
Inflectional morpheme:
A. Different forms of the same word
B. Not change word class
C. Only 8 kinds in English: -’s, -s (plural nouns), -ing, -ed/-en,
-est, -er, -s (S-V agreement)

Example :
1. Studied

Verb Inflectional
 Suffix Problem
Suffixes will changes the meaning and the form
of the class.
Example :
1. Achievement
2. Absorption
3. Fixture
Example of Suffixes :
1. Kissing
2. Played Inflectional
3. Games
4. Argument
5. Celebration Derivational
6. Banker
7. Entertainer
 PREFIXES PROBLEM
Is an affix added before the base, like im- in
impossible, to make a new word. Prefixes
usually change the meaning of the base but not
its word class. Negative prefixes are un-, dis-,
in-,(im-,ir-,il-), non-, mis-.
Compare with other language :
a) ikalwewe ‘his big house’
b) ikalsosol ‘his old house’
c) petatwewe ‘big mat’
d) petatsosol ‘old mat’