How words are formed
How new words enter a language
Current/Traditional approaches to classify words
Content and Function words
Word formation rules
100
The study of words
What is morphology.
100
These do change meaning and be either prefixes or suffixes.
What is derivational affixes.
100
No matter how well they are leaned, they are difficult to apply when speaking or writing.
What is grammar rules.
100
The parts of speech are known to linguists as_________________
What is content words.
100
Words with just one free morpheme, like tree.
What is simple words
200
Words can be broken down into smaller meaningful parts.
What is morphemes.
200
The term given when someone makes up a name for an object, and the name sticks.
What is coining.
200
Knowing the parts of speech doesn't turn a student into a better what?
What is reader and writer.
200
The 4 types of content words include: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and ____________
What is adverbs.
200
Words with free morphemes and one or more bound morphemes, like trees.
What is complex words.
300
Unites that can stand alone as words by themselves.
What is free morphemes.
300
Words enter a language by: compounding, clipping, creating acronyms, blending, back-formation, and _____________.
What is borrowing.
300
Humans describe their world by naming objects and actions, and these categories may be a part of this?
What is Universal Grammar.
300
Function words include: determiners, quantifiers, pronouns, auxiliaries, prepositions, conjunctions, intensifiers, and ____________.
What is particles.
300
Words that consist of two free morphemes, like teacup.
What is compound words.
400
The general term referring to a prefix or suffix.
What is affix.
400
These are easily confused with noun phrases consisting of an adjective and a noun.
What is compounds.
400
The first step in classifying a word.
What is semantic information.
400
This function word shows relationships, and connects two complete ideas.
What is a conjunction.
400
Many English words are formed by combining these two pieces.
What is a free morpheme with a derivational affix.
500
These add to a word without changing the part of speech.
What is inflectional morphemes.
500
Both clippings and ________ are abbreviated forms of words.
What is acronyms.
500
This type of evidence can also be used to help classify words.
What is morphological evidence.
500
Particle are little words added to verbs to make two or three word verbs sometimes called this?
What is phrasal verbs.
500
These do not change the part of speech of a word.
What is a prefix.
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