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Focuses on word structure and formation.
Smallest unit that carries meaning.
Different forms a morpheme can take.
Word is a term; lexeme is its dictionary entry.
A grammatical variant of a lexeme.
Morphemes that can stand alone.
Morphemes that must attach to others.
Create new lexemes and often change word class.
Grammatical information without creating new lexemes.
A bound morpheme added before a base.
A bound morpheme added after a base.
One form representing multiple meanings.
Studies pronunciation variations of morphemes.
Predictable pronunciation rules for morphemes.
Irregular forms that must be memorized.
No change in form despite different meanings.
Adding prefixes or suffixes to create new words.
Combining two free morphemes into one word.
The head is a type of the modifier.
Changing word class without adding affixes.
Shortening a word to create a new form.
Combining parts of two words into one.
Words formed from the initial letters of phrases.
Creating a new word by removing an affix.
Creating a word for a single occasion.
Widespread use of a newly formed word.
A word becoming fully fixed in usage.