π GNS101 WORD FORMATION (Morpheme)
WORD FORMATION (Morpheme) *Word formation* refers to the way in which new words are formed in the basis of other words or morpheme. And a morpheme is meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word that cannot be divided into smaller meaning parts _There is a difference between a morpheme and a word_ ▪️ *A word* can stand alone and can be meaningful but *a morpheme* can not always stand alone ▪️ *A word* can have 2 or more morphemes ```LET ME GIVE EXAMPLE``` *RECONSTRUCT* This is a word that has two morphemes (RE/CONSTRUCT). When we have a sentence, it consists of clause. ⚡Clause consists of phrase ⚡Phrases consists of words ⚡And words consist of morpheme ⚡Morpheme consists of syllables *Define a phrase* Group of words without finite verb. So we can break this to phrase They/ might be thinking/of words/ and their meaning Each of these phrases consists of one or two words So words can be broken to...