Morphology

allomorph One of the possible phonological realisations of a morpheme

root A morpheme that conveys the core meaning in a complex word

grammatical word The lexemic and grammatical content of a word form in a given context

derivational suffix An affix that occurs after the base and creates a new lexeme

suppletion Phenomenon in which one lexeme is represented by two or more different roots

derivational prefix (un)-friendly, (inter)-galactic, (mis)-understand

combining form acidosis, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal

base non-(partisan), re-(design), proto-(type)

compound dishwasher, waistcoat, blackbird

cranberry morpheme cray-fish, twi-light

base A word form (simple or complex) to which an affix is attached

compound A word comprising two or more lexical roots

inflectional suffix An affix that occurs after the base and does not create a new lexeme

conversion Derivation without any overt change of the word

word form Word viewed as a pronounceable entity, representing a lexeme in a grammatical context

allomorphs The variable plural (-s) forms: /z/, /s/, /ɪz/ (e.g. in figs, fists, noises)

inflectional affix eat-ing, carri-ed, run-s

suppletion go --> went, good --> better, bad --> worse

root over-react, under-represent-ed, hyper-connect-ed

morpheme traditionally defined as the minimal unit with has an identifiable meaning, and can be combined to form words of increasing complexity

free morpheme If a morpheme can occur as a single word, it is called a...

bound morpheme If a morpheme cannot occur in isolation as a single word, it is called a...

conversion a hammer + Ø → to hammer

allomorphs a- and an-, as in a-morphous and an-alphabet

cranberry morpheme a bound morpheme that appears in only one word and has no independent meaning or grammatical function

combining forms Morphemes are bound, but neither clearly roots nor affixes

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