PRESENTED BY

1. DWI MONICA LESTARI (1621110011)

2. HIFZUHUMA DWI RIZKI (1621110017)
 morph- -ology

Morphology
(Greek)

the study of
shape, form
something
 WORD

MORPHEMES

LEXEMES
 Word Formation

Compound Blending Acronym

 Compound

The combination of lexical categories (nouns,

adjectives, verbs, or prepositions) to create a larger
word.
 Compound

For examples

White-House Gold-Fish

Whitehouse Goldfish
 Blending

Putting together lexemes is present only in a

fragmentary form lexemes but at least one of
these.
 Blending

For examples

Smoke+Fog Breakfast+Lunch

Smog Brunch
 Acronym

Means forming a lexeme from the initial letters or larger

parts of words.
 Acronym

For examples
Radio detecting and North atlantic treaty
ranging organization

RADAR NATO
 Morphemes

Free Bound
Morphemes Morphemes
 Free Morphemes

Morphemes that can stand alone as a word.

 Free Morphemes
For examples

Noun Adjective Verb

• Chair • Sad • Sit

• Table • Funny • Stand
• Pen • Angry • Listen
• Apple • Handsome • Run
• Book • Hungry • walk
 Bound morphemes

Morpheme that cannot stand alone as a

word.
Varieties of Bound Morphemes

Prefix Suffix
un- -tion

Re- -ment

Dis- -ity

Anti- -ness
Varieties of Bound Morphemes

prefix suffix
Unhappy Construction
Unlucky Taxation
Reassure Placement
Reestablish agreement
Disown Purity
Dishonest Density

Antimatter Happiness
Antidemocratic Thickness
 LEXEME FORMATION
1. CATEGORY-CHANGING LEXEME FORMATION
EXAMPLES : 1. V-N : AMUSE – AMUSEMENT
2. V-A : IMPRESS – IMPRESSIVE
3. N-A : MONSTER – MONSTROUS

2. MEANING-CHANGING LEXEME FORMATION

EXAMPLES : 1. A-A : HAPPY – UNHAPPY
2. N-N : ORPHAN – ORPHANAGE
3. V-V : WASH – REWASH

3. BOTH CATEGORY AND MEANING-CHANGING LEXEME

FORMATION
EXAMPLES : 1. V-A : WASH – WASHABLE
2. N-V : LOUSE - DELOUSE
 References

 Kracht, Marcus. Introduction to Linguistics. Los

Angeles.
 Lieber, Rochelle. 2009. Introducing Morphology. New
York.
 Mukminatun, Siti. Word Formation-Compounding.
 Varga, Laszlo. 2010. Introdution to English Linguistic a
companion. Budapest.
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