MORPHOLOGY

LET’S TALK ABOUT MORPHOLOGICAL

TERMS

ALIMIN, M.Pd
Linguistics
STKIP – Q BUNGAH GRESIK 12th, 02 2017
 The Purpose of This Talk
1. To understand basic concepts of
morphological process
2. To understand what morphology is
3. To understand and memorize some key
words in morphology
4. To practice defining words categories
based on morphological basic theories

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UNDERSTANDING MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGY

WORDS

MORPHEME

FREE BOUND
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 UNDERSTANDING MORPHOLOGY

ROOTS ? WORD BASE MORPHOLOGICAL

PROCESS

NEW WORDS 1 GRAMMAR CHANGES

NO
2 GRAMMAR CHANGES

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 DEFINITION OF MORPHOLOGY
is the study of words, how they are formed,
and their relationship to other words in the
same language

Morphology, in linguistics, is the study of the

forms of words, and the ways in which words
are related to other words of the same
language

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DEFINITION OF MORPHOLOGY
Morphology is the branch of linguistics that
studies word structures, especially in terms
of morphemes

Morphology is the system of categories and

rules involved in words formation and
interpretation

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KEY WORDS IN MORPHOLOGY
Morpheme
Free morpheme
Bound Morpheme
Allomorphs
Simple Word
Complex Word
Root
Bases
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KEY WORDS IN MORPHOLOGY
Morpheme The smallest unit of words
having meaning and function.
Free morpheme A morpheme that can be
a word by itself.
Bound Morpheme A morpheme that can
not be a word by itself and must be
attached to other words
Allomorphs The variant forms of a Morpheme

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KEY WORDS IN MORPHOLOGY
Simple Word The smallest unit of basic
words or The word contains a single free
morpheme.
Complex Word A word contains two
morphemes (free and bound morpheme)
or a word added with an affix.
Root The primary lexical unit of word.
Bases The form of a word to which an
affix is added.
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 Let’s Practice
Simple or Complex
Fly Simple Unhappy Complex
Opens Complex Invalid Complex
Desks Complex Better Complex
Untie Complex Closed Complex
Tree Simple Computers Complex
Dislike Complex Broken S or C
Problems Complex Preplan Complex
Leader Complex Car Simple
Called Complex Astronomy Simple
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 The End

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH

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