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Help with these words
In linguistics, are these words simple(s) or inflectional(i) or derivational(d):
our, song, should.
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They are free morphemes, or simple words. Derivations and inflections fall under the category of bound morphemes. Derivational morphemes usually change the meaning and part of speech of words.
- They are free morphemes, or simple words.
- Derivations and inflections fall under the category of bound morphemes.
- Derivational morphemes usually change the meaning and part of speech of words.
- For example, in "friendly" we've got two morphemes: Free lexical: friend Bound derivational: {suffix ly} Inflectional morphemes usually change the grammatical number or tense of words.
- For example, in "hats" we've got two morphemes: Free lexical: hat Bound inflectional: {plural s}.
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They are free morphemes, or simple words.
Derivations and inflections fall under the category of bound morphemes.
Derivational morphemes usually change the meaning and part of speech of words. For example, in "friendly" we've got two morphemes:
Free lexical: friend
Bound derivational: {suffix ly}
Inflectional morphemes usually change the grammatical number or
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