Lecture 1 Grammar 课程中心阅读1 课程中心文法.pptVIP

Chapter Three Morphology 1. What is morphology? Morphology—the study of the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. e.g. unfriendly—un + friend + ly 2. Morphemes A morpheme—a minimal unit of meaning or grammatical function. unacceptable — un, accept, able A morpheme cannot be divided into further smaller units without destroying or altering its meaning. e.g. kind ? kin + d; shout ? shou + t A word may consist of one or more than one morphemes. e.g., friend, friendly, friendliness, unfriendliness. 2.1 Free morphemes 1) A free morpheme—a morpheme which can stand