语言学讲座4.pptVIP

Morphology Morphology 1 The formation of sentence is governed by rules, so is the structure of words. For example, we can find the rule governing the formation of following words easily. simple adj.---simplify v. quality n.---qualify v. false adj.----falsify v. identity n.---identity v. The rule is that all verbs are formed by adding –ify to an adj or noun. Morphology is the study of these meaning-bearing units and the rules governing them, the study of the structure of words. Morphology 2 Open Class and Closed Class words In English we usually add some new words to a large part of the