[高等教育]chapter 3 Morphology.pptVIP

Chapter 3: Morphology Which word is the longest in English? Some have mentioned the following: 1) antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)(反对解散国教主义 ) 2) floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters)(对荣华富贵等的)轻蔑 ) 3)pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) [医]硅酸盐沉着病,矽肺病] Q: How can one keep these long words in mind? Morphology can be of help. Morphology: its origin morphe (Greek)? = shape, form -ology?? = science of MORPHOLOGY ?= the study of how words are built ?= set of morphemes + the rules of how they are combined = word grammar“ the study of the internal st