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con-/com-/co-
with, together
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contra-/counter-
against, facing
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cosm
universe, order, adorn
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greg
social group, gather
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hypo-
under, below, partial
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log/ leg/ lex
study, speak
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trans- / tra
across, through
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Morpheme
The smallest form which is paired with a particular meaning"
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Characteristics of Morphemes
- 1. They cannot be subdivided
- 2. They add meaning to a word
- 3. They can appear in many different words
- 4. They can have any number of syllables.
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Do not confuse Morphemes with Syllables... a syllable is a ____ of _____ while a morpheme is a ____ of _______.
- 1. Unit of Sound
- 2. Unit of Meaning
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What does the word parse mean?
To parse a word is to divide it into its different morphemes.
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What does the word gloss mean?
To gloss a word means to give the meaning for a morpheme.
- omn /(i) /pot /-ent
- 'all ''able, powerfu l'A, N
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What does it mean to give a literal meaning?
To give a literal meaning is to parse the word and then give the definition for each of the roots.
- omn /(i) /pot /-ent
- 'all ''able, powerful'A, N
- 'something which is all powerful or able'
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What are the four points to analyzing a word?
- 1. Parse
- 2. Gloss
- 3. Give literal meaning
- 4. Give dictionary definition
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