Morphology

  1. Morpheme Identification

    • Break down the following English words into their constituent morphemes and label each as root, prefix, or suffix:
      • unhappiness
      • rewritten
      • disagreement
      • unstoppable
      • kindness
  2. Inflection vs. Derivation

    • For each of the following pairs, state whether the second word is derived from the first by inflection or derivation. Justify your answer.
      • play → played
      • happy → happiness
      • run → running
      • teach → teacher
      • quick → quicker
  3. Hindi Morphological Analysis

    • Identify the root and suffix(es) in the following Hindi words and state the grammatical features expressed:
      • लड़कों (ladkon)
      • लड़कियों (ladkiyon)
      • किताबें (kitaaben)
      • खाएगी (khaayegi)
      • बच्चों (bachchon)
  4. Compounding

    • Give two examples each of compound words in English and Hindi. Break them into their components and explain the meaning.
  5. Allomorphy

    • Explain with examples what is meant by allomorphy. Give at least two examples from English and one from Hindi.
  6. Morphological Typology

    • Briefly explain the difference between agglutinative and fusional languages. Give one example of each from any language you know.
  7. Suppletion

    • What is suppletion? Give one example each from English and Hindi.

This assignment will help you understand the structure of words, the processes of word formation, and the analysis of morphemes in different languages.