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Chapter Four
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Undergraduate 2
08/20/2014

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affix
Definition
bound morpheme that precedes a base (prefix), follows a base (suffix), or is inserted into a base (infix)
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allomorph
Definition
any variant of a morpheme; for instance, the morpheme (plural) is realized in English as several allomorphs: s (dogs), es (horses), en (oxen)
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analytic
Definition
language in which word order, rather than inflection, mostly indicates grammatical functions in sentences , and in which auxiliary words partially or wholly replace inflections
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bound
Definition
morpheme used only when attached to another morpheme that can be used independently
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case
Definition
quality of a noun, pronoun, adjective, participle, or determiner that indicates syntactic function: for instance, a noun may take the subject, object, direct object, indirect object, or possessive case, depending on how it is used in a sentence
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derivational
Definition
morpheme, whether a bound morpheme or a free morpheme, that contributes to formation of a new word
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free
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morpheme that functions without modification as a word
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inflectional
Definition
morpheme that indicates something about a word's grammatical function, such as number or tense
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matrix
Definition
lexical base on which either an infixing or interposing is made
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morpheme
Definition
smallest meaningful unit of language
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prefix
Definition
affix attached to the front of a word
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suffix
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affix attached to the end of a word
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synthetic
Definition
language in which inflection, rather than word order, mostly indicates grammatical functions in a sentence
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