Morphemes with purely grammatical purposes. (Functional Morphemes)

• A) Functional Morphemes
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They consists largely of the functional words in the language; conjunctions, prepositions, articles and pronouns.

• A) They consists largely of the functional words in the language; conjunctions, prepositions, articles and pronouns.
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cannot stand alone as a word – attached to other forms, (Bound Morphemes)

• A) Bound Morphemes
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It does not have any meaning without the free morpheme ‘cat’.Examples: un-, -less, -s, -er, -est.

• A) It does not have any meaning without the free morpheme ‘cat’.Examples: un-, -less, -s, -er, -est.
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These are used to make new words of a different grammatical category from the stem. Further, they change the definition of a word/class of a word. Example: the addition of the derivational morpheme ‘-ness’ changes the adjective ‘good’ to the noun ‘goodness’. Care + ful (careful). (Derivational Morphemes)

• A) Derivational Morphemes
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These are not used to produce new words in a language, but rather to indicate aspects of the grammatical function (e.g., tense, number). (Inflectional Morphemes)

• A) Inflectional Morphemes
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different phonetic variations of a morpheme; (Allomorphs)

• A) Allomorphs
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formation processes in a language. (There is a lot of regularity in the word)

• A) There is a lot of regularity in the word
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Etymology It is the study of the origin and history of a word.

• A) Etymology It is the study of the origin and history of a word.
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The word ‘etymology’ has its origins in Greek (´etymon “original form” + logia “study of”).

• A) The word ‘etymology’ has its origins in Greek (´etymon “original form” + logia “study of”).
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Etymologies of words reveal that there are many different ways in which new words can enter the language.

• A) Etymologies of words reveal that there are many different ways in which new words can enter the language.
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It is one of the least common processes of word formation in English. It is the invention of entirely new terms deliberately or accidentally. (Coinage)

• A) Coinage
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Borrowing is the taking over of words from other languages. It is one of the most common sources of new words.

• A) Borrowing is the taking over of words from other languages. It is one of the most common sources of new words.
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Throughout its history, English has adopted a vast number of words from other languages: croissant (French), dope (Dutch), piano (Italian), pretzel (German), sofa (Arabic), tycoon (Japanese), yogurt (Turkish).

• A) Throughout its history, English has adopted a vast number of words from other languages: croissant (French), dope (Dutch), piano (Italian), pretzel (German), sofa (Arabic), tycoon (Japanese), yogurt (Turkish).
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(fast) adjective plus noun (food) as in a fast-food restaurant or a full- time job. (Compounds of adjectives)

• A) Compounds of adjectives
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good-looking, low-paid. Such examples are found in all languages. (Compound adjectivesh)

• A) Compound adjectivesh
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The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term is also present in the process of blending. (Blending)

• A) Blending
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The element of reduction is even more apparent in the process of clipping. (Clipping)

• A) Clipping
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A change in the function of a word, for example, when a noun comes to be used as a verb without any reduction. (Conversion)

• A) Conversion
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New words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words. (Acronyms)

• A) Acronyms
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