英语语言学3.4章总结.docVIP

Chapter 3 Morphology Definition :Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. Morphology is divided into two sub-branches: inflectional morphology and lexical or derivational morphology. The former studies the inflections and the latter is the study of word formation. Morpheme :The smallest meaningful unit of language.The meaning morphemes convey may be of two kinds: lexical meaning and grammatical meaning. Types of morphemes Free morphemes Free morphemes are the morphemes which are independent