Seminars in modern english lexicology

SEMINARS IN MODERN ENGLISH LEXICOLOGY


Student’s full name: Erkinova Husniya
Group No: 2014
Date: 17.11.23


SEMINAR 7: THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH WORD
1. Morpheme as the basic structural unit of the word
2. Historical changeability of the word structure
3. Procedure of morphemic analysis
4. Types of morphemes and their classification
5. The stem of the word and its types


Task 1: Answer the following questions:
1. What language elements are called ‘morphemes’?
Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units of language.
2. What is the difference between a morpheme and a lexeme?
The difference between a morpheme and a lexeme is that a morpheme is a unit of meaning, while a lexeme is a unit of vocabulary.
3. What types of morphemes do you know? Provide your examples.
There are different types of morphemes:
- Free morphemes: They can stand alone as complete words, such as "cat" or "book."
- Bound morphemes: They cannot stand alone and must be attached to other morphemes. Examples include prefixes like "un-" (e.g., unhappy) and suffixes like "-s" (e.g., cats).
4. What types of stems can you find in English? Provide your own examples
In English, you can find different types of stems:
- Simple stems: They consist of a single morpheme, such as "book" or "walk."
- Compound stems: They are made up of multiple morphemes, such as "bookshelf" or "blackboard."
- Derived stems: They are formed by adding derivational morphemes to a root, such as "bookish" or "walkable."
5. What method do we apply to distinguish morphemes in the word structure?
We use the method of morphological analysis to distinguish morphemes in word structure. This involves breaking down words into their constituent morphemes and analyzing their meaning and function.