Morphology: Morph and Morpheme

Question 1

morphs

Answer 1

• smallest parts that carry meaning or a grammatical function
• minimal: no proper parts that carry content/function in the same way
• concrete
• enter in phonological minimal pairs

Question 2

morphs are not to be quated with .. .

Answer 2

syllables

Question 3

portmanteau morph

Answer 3

several components are conflated in one

went

Question 4

morpheme

Answer 4

is an abstract entity constituted by a set of morphs

Question 5

morphemes are realised by one of their ….., they cannot be ….. or …….. directly

Answer 5

1. morphs
2. prodcued
3. perceived