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Morpheme Analysis

The document provides instructions for analyzing words morphologically by identifying the number of morphemes, classifying morphemes as free or bound, determining the root, and distinguishing between derivational and inflectional affixes.

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Morpheme Analysis

The document provides instructions for analyzing words morphologically by identifying the number of morphemes, classifying morphemes as free or bound, determining the root, and distinguishing between derivational and inflectional affixes.

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Practice: Morphological Analysis

Analyze each of the items below morphologically. Determine

a. how many morphemes each item contains (1 or more than1);


b. if there is more than one morpheme, which are free and which bound;
c. if there is more than one morpheme, which one is the base/root;
and what are the remaining morphemes: prefixes or suffixes;
d. if there are prefixes and/or suffixes, which are derivational and
which inflectional (use elimination: if there is an affix and it is not in
the list of inflectional morphemes, then it's derivational);
e. whether the word(s) is(are) simple, compound, or complex
and finally,
f. if a word is inflected, is the inflection regular or irregular?

Remember: One or both of the words that make up a compound word may be
complex. Such items count as both compound and complex words.

Warning: Don't let variations in spelling disturb you too much. Sometimes adding
suffixes changes the way the base word or suffix is spelled.

1 unskilled
2 disagreeable
3 telephone
4 infamous
5 snowboarding
6 replaced
7 countrified
8 encouragement
9 relationship
10 softly
11 cannibal
12 labour force
13 father-in-law
14 bolder
15 unfair
16 ability
17 back-form
18 kindnesses
19 normalize
20 car ferry

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