Morphology

Question 1

Affix

Answer 1

Morphemes that are added to a base/root morpheme to change the meaning.

Question 2

Affixation

Answer 2

When an affix is added to a root changing it’s meaning.

Question 3

Agglutinating language

Answer 3

The process in which morphemes are bound together.

Question 4

Allomorph

Answer 4

Variations of a morpheme that have similar function and phonetic sound.

Question 5

Alternation

Answer 5

The change of sound or form of a morpheme depending on the context.

Question 6

Ambiguity

Answer 6

When a word changes meaning depending on the combination of morphemes.

Question 7

Analytic language

Answer 7

Language that uses the arrangement of words rather than the combination of morphemes.

Question 8

Bound morpheme

Answer 8

Affixes that must be connected to words.

Question 9

Bound root

Answer 9

Root morphemes that can not stand alone.

Question 10

Closed lexical category

Answer 10

Word categories that are limited and follow a strict structure.

Question 11

Compounding

Answer 11

When two or more words are combined.

Question 12

Conjunction

Answer 12

Words that connect other words or phrases.

Question 13

Content morpheme

Answer 13

Morphemes that have clear semantic meaning.

Question 14

Content word

Answer 14

Words that contribute meaning.

Question 15

Derivation

Answer 15

Making new words by adding morphemes.

Question 16

Determiner

Answer 16

A function word before a noun

Question 17

Form

Answer 17

The structure of words and morphemes.

Question 18

Free Morpheme

Answer 18

Morphemes that can stand on their own.

Question 19

Function morpheme

Answer 19

Morphemes with no clear meaning but have a grammatical function.

Question 20

Function word

Answer 20

Words with no meaning but grammatical functions.

Question 21

Fusional language

Answer 21

Language in which a morpheme can have several meanings.

Question 22

Hierarchical structure

Answer 22

The organization of morphemes in words

Question 23

Homophony

Answer 23

When morphemes have the same pronunciation.

Question 24

Incorporation

Answer 24

The compounding of a word with another element.

Question 25

Infix

Answer 25

An affix inserted inside a word.

Question 26

Inflection

Answer 26

Modifying a word to provide more information.

Question 27

Input

Answer 27

The base form of a word.

Question 28

Lexical category

Answer 28

Classifications of words.

Question 29

Lexicon

Answer 29

Total inventory of words and morphemes.

Question 30

Morpheme

Answer 30

The smallest unit of grammar in a language.

Question 31

Morphology

Answer 31

The study of structure of words and their formation.

Question 32

Open lexical category

Answer 32

Word classes that accept new members.

Question 33

Output

Answer 33

Words formed by adding affixes to a morpheme.

Question 34

Partial reduplication

Answer 34

When part of a word is duplicated to change its meaning.

Question 35

Polysynthetic language

Answer 35

A synthetic language in which words are made up of many morphemes.

Question 36

Prefix

Answer 36

An affix before a morpheme.

Question 37

Preposition

Answer 37

A word that expresses relation to another word.

Question 38

Productive

Answer 38

The ability of morphemes to create new words.

Question 39

Pronoun

Answer 39

Words that can substitute nouns.

Question 40

Reduplicant

Answer 40

The repeated part of a word used to create a new word.

Question 41

Reduplication

Answer 41

Using part of a word to create a new word

Question 42

Root

Answer 42

Basic part of a word that carries meaning.

Question 43

Simultaneous affix

Answer 43

An affix that takes place at the same time as it's base.

Question 44

Stem

Answer 44

When a root morpheme is combined with an affix.

Question 45

Suffix

Answer 45

An affix at the end of a morpheme.

Question 46

Suppletion

Answer 46

The replacement of one stem with another.