新编简明英语语言学教程 第二版3 Morphology课件

Chapter3Morphology

Definition:Morphologyreferstothestudyoftheinternalstructureofwordsandtherulesbywhichwordsareformed.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyOpenclasswordandclosedclassword

Openclasswords----contentwordsofalanguagetowhichwecanregularlyaddnewwords,suchasnouns,adjectives,verbsandadverbs,e.g.beatnik（奇装异服言行乖僻的人,垮了的一代）(amemberoftheBeatGeneration),email,internet,“做秀，时装秀…”inChinese.Closedclasswords----grammaticalorfunctionalwords,suchasconjunction,articles,prepositionandpronouns.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyMorpheme（词素）--theminimalunitofmeaning---Wordsarecomposedofmorphemes.Wordsmayconsistofonemorphemeormoremorphemes,e.g.1-morphemeboy,desire2-morphemeboy+ish,desir(e)+ble3-morphemeboy+ish+ness,desir(e)+bl(e)+ity4-morphemegentle+man+li+ness,un+desir(e)+abl(e)+ity5-morphemeun+gentle+man+li+ness6-morphemeanti+dis+establish+ment+ari+an+ism

（反对国家对教会不予承认论）新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyAffixPrefix----morphemesthatoccuronlybeforeothers,e.g.un-,dis,anti-,ir-,etc.Suffix----morphemesthatoccuronlyafterothers,e.g.-ful,-er,-ish,-ness,-able,-tive,tion,etc.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyFreemorpheme&boundmorphemeFreemorpheme（自由词素）----isonethatmayconstituteaword(freeform)byitself,suchasbed,tree,sing,dance,etc.Boundmorpheme(粘着词素)----isonethatmayappearwithatleastoneothermorpheme.Theycannotstandbythemselves,suchas“-s”in“dogs”,“al”in“national”,“dis-”in“disclose”,“ed”in“recorded”,etc.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyAllomorph['ælə,mɔrf]

(词素变体)Somemorphemeshaveasingleforminallcontexts,suchas“dog,bark,cat”,etc.Inotherinstances,theremaybesomevariation,thatis,amorphememayhavealternateshapesorphoneticforms.Theyaresaidtobetheallomorphsofthemorpheme.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3Morphologye.g.Theindefinitenessmorpheme

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anappleEachoftheunderlinedpartiscalledanallomorphofindefinitemorpheme.e.g.Thepluralmorphememap----maps[s]dog----dogs[z]watch----watches[iz]mouse----mice[ai]ox----oxen[n]tooth----teethsheep----sheepEachoftheunderlinedpartiscalledanallomorphofpluralmorpheme.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyWordStructuresAroot（词根）isthatpartofthewordleftwhenalltheaffixes(inflectional&derivational)areremoved,e.g.“desire”in“desirable”,“care”in“carefully”,“nation”in“internationalism”,“believe”in“unbeliev(e)able”…N(noun)→V(verb)-Af(affix)e.g.teacher→teach-er新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyDerivationalmorpheme&inflectionalmorpheme

Derivationalmorphemes-派生词素---themorphemeswhichchangethecategory(grammaticalclassofwords),oraddsomelexicalmeaning,e.g.modern---modernize,length---lengthen,fool---foolish,order---reorder,agree---disagree,etc.Inflectionalmorphemes-屈折词素---themorphemeswhichareforthemostpartpurelygrammaticalmarkers,signifyingsuchconceptsastense,number,caseandsoon;theyneverchangetheirsyntacticcategory,neveraddanylexicalmeaning,e.g.a)number:tablesapplescars

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person,tense:talk/talks/talking/talkedc)case:John/John’s新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyMorphological（形态学的）rulesTherulesthatgoverntheformationofwords:ingeneral,Englishwordsareformedthroughsixways.Derivation/Affixation派生/词缀:toaddaprefixorasuffixtoawordoraroottochangeeitherthepartofspeechorthemeaning,orbothoftheoriginalword.e.g.play—replay,read----reader

Compounding合成:puttingtwowordsorrootstogethertoformanewwordwithacertainsyntacticrelationshipwithinthenewlyformedworde.g.blackboard----Theboardisblack.ladylike---sbislikealady.新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3Morphology*Conversion转化:tochangethepartofspeechofawordwithoutanychangeinitsform.e.g.anewcarpet-------tocarpettheroom*Abbreviation

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Clippings:examination-----exam,influenza----flu

Acronyms:FederalBureauofInvestigation---FBI

Blendings:motorhotel----motel,breakfastlunch----brunch*Back-formation逆成

eg.burglar----burgle,editor----edit*Jingles重叠

e.g.inf.diner---din-din新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologySomepointsaboutcompoundsWhenthetwowordsareinthesamegrammaticalcategory,thecompoundwillbeinthiscategory,e.g.postbox,landlady（女房东）,icy-cold,blue-black…Whenthetwowordsfallintodifferentcategories,theclassofthesecondorfinalwordwillbethegrammaticalcategoryofthecompound,e.g.head-strong（固执）,pickpocket（扒手）…新编简明英语语言学教程第二版3MorphologyCompoundshavedifferentstresspatternsfromthenon-compoundedwordsequence,e.g.Themeaningofacompoundisnotalwaysthesumofthemeaningsofitsparts.Compare：1）Katefoundaredcoatinheraunt’scloset.2)KatefoundaRedcoatinheraunt’scloset.red‵coat（红外套）‵redcoat(英国军人)green‵house（绿色房子）‵greenhouse（温室）black‵bird（黑色的鸟）‵blackbird(画眉,燕八哥)hot‵dog(热的