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the right hand head rule

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Derivational Morphology

Derivational Morpholgy

The Right Hand Head Rule

Lets look at the derivation of: UNINFORMATIVE

un = prefix, no category, bound morpheme,

attaches to an adjective

inform = root word, verb, free morpheme

tive = suffix, adjective, bound morpheme,

attaches to a verb

1. Pick the root

By

Ax

V

inform

Cy

3. Add the prefix

2. Add the bound

adjectival morpheme

A

? A

UN

V A

INFORM TIVE

= UNINFORMATIVE

A

V A

INFORM TIVE

= INFORMATIVE

In derivational morphology the rightmost morpheme of a word determines the class of a word.

By

Cy

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