Affixation
What is affixation?
is the process of adding affix to aroot lexema to form a new word
What is conversion in language?
Conversion is the process of changing a word's grammatical category without adding any affixes.
What is the acronym for “secretaria de educación pública
SEP
In the word "unhappyness," how many morphemes can be identified?
three morphemes
It is a compound formed by butter and fly
butterfly
In what part of the word is the prefix added?
attached before the root.
How did the linguist figure out what the morphemes meant?
Linguists often analyze the use of words in different contexts and their internal structure. Through the observation of patterns
It is a coinage word that means “tissue”
Kleenex
These can stand alone as independent words
Free morphemes
It is a combination of fire and truck
firetruck
In what part of the word is the suffixes added?
after the root
What is conversion in word formation?
Conversion is a word formation process in which a word changes grammatical category without any affixes being attached to it.
What’s the name of creating new words by shortening already existing words?
clipping
What type of morpheme cannot stand alone and depends on other morphemes?
bound morphemes
It is a compound formed by the words rain and coat. What item of clothing do you wear when it's raining?
raincoat