MORPHOLOGY

Well guys, in this oppurtunity i would like to explain about morphology, this is it:

Morphology is concerned with the study of morphomes, which are the smallest units of grammar.

Let’s see this word:
Singular                        Plural
rabbit                             rabbits
bus                                 buses
house                             houses

in the example, there are two morphomes, it is rabbit and s.

Free and bound morphomes

Mean-ing-less = meaningless
The word are composed by three morphomes.

Dis-like = dislike
The word are composed by two morphomes that is bound.

Bound morphomes divided into two: like “dis-“ and “un-“  and ending “-ly” , “-ness”

Next, let’s see this word:
Word                             Pronunciation
Slammed                       /slæmd/
Slipped                          /slıpt/
Stilted                           /stıltıd/

We didn’t saying that word without –ED , we known as “ allomorphs”.
In adjective form:
In-tolerant
Il-legal
Im-possible
So, il-, im-,in-,and ir-, can be called allomorphs

Bound morphome divided into two:
Derivational morphology
Inflectional morphology

We are going to explain about derivational morphology

Morphomes can be used to form new words:
Beauty +ful = beautyful
Un+true = untrue
Sub+consious+ly =subconsiously

But not always change intothe function of the word:
Prefix              free morphomes                      result
Be                   witch(n)                                   bewitch(v)
De                   limit(v)                                    delimit(v)
En                   rich(adj)                                   enrich(v)
Ex                   terminate(v)                             exterminate(v)
Hyper             market(n)                                 hypermarket(n)

Next, the word ending in the morphomes “-acy,-ation, -er, -or, -ess, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ship tend to be noun:
Democracy      painter             bewilderment
Adoration       mistress            weakness

Inflectional morphology
It is do not involve a change of word class.

Plural:
Book               books

Possesive :
Ratna              ratna’s ring

Irregular :
Mouse             mice

REFERENCE

An Introduction to Linguistics book, Loretto Todd