Morphology: Affixation and Contrast Markers 1.1

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The goal of this exercise is to help you recognize different types of morphological process in various languages as well as label morphemes as derivational or inflectional.  You will be choosing from some of the following options: suffix, prefix, infix, circumfix, tone, stress, reduplication, internal change (ablaut), and suppletion. If you are unfamiliar with any of these terms, check out our tutorial The Basics of Morphological Processes. 

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Question 1

A	internal change Hint: Since the morpheme 'e' is attached root finally in every example, this process is suffixation.
B	suffixation
C	reduplication Hint: Since the morpheme 'e' is attached root finally in every example, this process is suffixation.

Question 2

A	a derivational process Hint: Due to the fact that the part of speech and meaning are not altered, this process is inflection, showing only the degree to which the verbs are carried out.
B	an inflectional process

Question 3

A	derivational Hint: In Turkish the morpheme 'e' is inflectional due to the fact that it shows a grammatical function in relation to the noun. 'e' is referred to as a post-position as opposed to a preposition. There is no alternation in meaning or part of speech.
B	inflectional

Question 4

A	affixation
B	suppletion Hint: 'em' and 'di' are prefixes since they are attached to root 'ruz' at the left edge, before the root, therefore, affixation.
C	internal change Hint: 'em' and 'di' are prefixes since they are attached to root 'ruz' at the left edge, before the root, therefore, affixation.

Question 5

A	inflectional Hint: 'em' and 'di' are derivational morphemes since they alter the meaning of the root.
B	derivational

Question 6

A	affixation Hint: In each example the entire root is reduplcated, thus reduplication.
B	reduplication
C	internal change Hint: In each example the entire root is reduplcated, thus reduplication.

Question 7

A	derivational Hint: 'im' is an inflectional morpheme since it does not alter meaning or part of speech, but shows plurality. This is a grammatical function.
B	inflectional

Question 8

A	clitic Hint: 'im' is a suffix (affix) since it is attached root finally.
B	affix
C	internal change Hint: 'im' is a suffix (affix) since it is attached root finally.

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