Key of English 3 - Morphology

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Morphology
The study of words
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of grammar and meaning
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Bound morpheme
A morpheme which is unable to stand on its own (e.g. '-ing')
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Free morpheme
Morphemes which can stand alone (e.g. 'car')
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Affixes
Umbrella term for suffixes and prefixes
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Prefixes
Precede a free morpheme (e.g. 'un')
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Suffixes
Follow a free morpheme (e.g. 'ed')
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Inflection
Name given to the process of marking a grammatical relationship with an affix
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Card 2

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The smallest unit of grammar and meaning

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Morpheme

Card 3

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A morpheme which is unable to stand on its own (e.g. '-ing')

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Card 4

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Morphemes which can stand alone (e.g. 'car')

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Card 5

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Umbrella term for suffixes and prefixes

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