morphology an introduction to the structure of words
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Morphology
An Introduction tothe Structure of Words
By Christian Monson
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Goals
• Introduction to morphology– look at one interesting morphological
phenomenon—allomorphy
• To help you read linguistic texts– what features can morphemes realize
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What is a Word?
• There are no spaces in spoken language
Hewenttotownonhishorse
He went to town on his horse
Hew entt otow non hi shor se
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Example of Words (Hungarian)
a) Jánosénekel
John sings
b) Máriaénekel
Mary sings
c) Máriafut
Mary runs
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Example of Words (Hungarian)
a) Jánosénekel
John sings
b) Máriaénekel
Mary sings
c) Máriafut
Mary runs
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What is a Word?
• Possible Criteria– Recurring units of form and meaning
– The smallest things you can say in isolation
– Pauses are not possible inside a word
• There are many exceptions to these rules– Linguists always qualify what they mean by a word
• In this class words will be separated by spaces.– Even if the orthography of the language does not use spaces
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Morphemes
• Smallest unit of form and meaning– Here too there are exceptions but most linguists
pretend that morphemes really do exist
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Example of Morphemes (Hungarian again)
keresek I seek
keresel you seek
keres he/she/it seeks
hiszek I believe
hiszel you believe
hisz he/she/it believes
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Example of Morphemes (Hungarian again)
keresek I seek
keresel you seek
keresØ he/she/it seeks
hiszek I believe
hiszel you believe
hiszØ he/she/it believes
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Allomorphs
• Same meaning
• Different form
• Complementary distribution
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Allomorphy Example:English Plural
bags, crabs, accidents, names, lollipops, brushes, churches, maps, toes, faces, beds, books, prizes, flies, giraffes, deaths, judges, garages…
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Allomorphy Example:English Plural
bags, crabs, accidents, names, lollipops, brushes, churches, maps, toes, faces, beds, books, prizes, flies, giraffes, deaths, judges, garages…
s z *z
accidents beds faces
books bags prizes
lollipops crabs churches
maps names brushes
giraffes toes judges
deaths flies garages
* = reduced vowel
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Allomorph Environments
• Each allomorph has a separate environment• Environments are complementary
– Wrong: s occurs after consonants– Because: z and *z also occur after consonants
• Environments are complete– Wrong: z occurs after vowels– Because: z also occurs after voiced non-sibilants
• No unused environments– Wrong (usually): The plural of words ending in the
phoneme p do not exist
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English Plural Cont.
• Identify the allomorph environments
• Generalize if possible – may require phonology—not covered in this class.
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English Plural Cont.
• Identify the allomorph environments
• Generalize if possible – may require phonology—not covered in this class.
Allomorph s z *z
Environment ? ? ?
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English Plural Cont.
• Identify the allomorph environments
• Generalize if possible – may require phonology—not covered in this class.
Allomorph s z *z
Word-Final Phoneme
t, k, p, f, th(voiceless)
d, g, b, m, v, l, r, and vowels
s, z, ch, sh, dg, ž
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English Plural Cont.
• Identify the allomorph environments
• Generalize if possible – may require phonology—not covered in this class.
Allomorph s z *z
Word-Final Phoneme
t, k, p, f, th(voiceless)
d, g, b, m, v, l, r, and vowels
s, z, ch, sh, dg, ž
Generalize ? ? ?
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English Plural Cont.
• Identify the allomorph environments
• Generalize if possible – may require phonology—not covered in this class.
Allomorph s z *z
Word-Final Phoneme
t, k, p, f, th(voiceless)
d, g, b, m, v, l, r, and vowels
s, z, ch, sh, dg, ž
Generalize
voiceless non-
sibilant consonants
voiced non-sibilant
soundssibilants
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Complementary Distribution
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
Sibilants (s, z, sh, ch, dg, …)
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
Sibilants (s, z, sh, ch, dg, …)Voiced (b, d, dg, g, l, m, …)
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
Sibilants (s, z, sh, ch, dg, …)Voiced (b, d, dg, g, l, m, …)
*z
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
Sibilants (s, z, sh, ch, dg, …)Voiced (b, d, dg, g, l, m, …)
*z
s
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Complementary Distribution
All Sounds (consonants + vowels)
Consonants (b, d, f, g, k, l, m, …)
Sibilants (s, z, sh, ch, dg, …)Voiced (b, d, dg, g, l, m, …)
z
*z
s
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
hoz-ok vár-ok szűn-ök hisz-ek
bring-1sgPres wait-1sgPres cease-1sgPres believe-1sgPres
keres-ek tud-ok isz-ok kér-ek
seek-1sgPres know-1sgPres drink-1sgPres ask-1sgPres
mos-ok vesz-ek ad-ok hív-ok
wash-1sgPres buy-1sgPres give-1sgPres call-1sgPres
köt-ök üt-ök főz-ök tart-ok
tie-1sgPres hit-1sgPres cook-1sgPres hold-1sgPres
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
ok ek ök
ad-ok isz-ok vesz-ek köt-ök
give-1sgPres drink-1sgPres buy-1sgPres tie-1sgPres
tart-ok hív-ok keres-ek főz-ök
hold-1sgPres call-1sgPres seek-1sgPres cook-1sgPres
vár-ok hoz-ok kér-ek üt-ök
wait-1sgPres bring-1sgPres ask-1sgPres hit-1sgPres
tud-ok mos-ok hisz-ek szűn-ök
know-1sgPres wash-1sgPres believe-1sgPres cease-1sgPres
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Environment ? ? ?
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized ? ? ?
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
Front Vowels
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
Front Vowels
Front Rounded Vowels
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
Front Vowels
Front Rounded Vowels
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
Front Vowels
Front Rounded Vowels
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Allomorphy Example:Hungarian Present Tense 1sg
Allomorph ok ek ök
Stem Vowel a, á, (i), í, o, ó, u, ú e, é, (i) ö, ő, ü, ű
Generalized back front front-rounded
All Vowels
Front Vowels
Front Rounded Vowels
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Features
• Nouns
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Features
• Nouns– number
• singular, dual, plural
– case• nominative, accusative, dative, …
– gender/class• male, female, neuter
• animate, inanimate, man-made object, shape, …
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Features
• Verbs
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Features
• Verbs– Person
• first, second, third, third person far removed, …
– Number– Tense
• present, past, future, remote past, ...
– Aspect• perfective, imperfective, habitual, repetitive, …
– Mood• indicative, conditional, subjunctive (doubt or possibility), …
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Other Parts of Speech
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Determiners and Specifiers
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Other Parts of Speech
• Adjectives– Degree
• positive, comparative, superlative, etc.
– Number, Gender, Case
• Adverbs– Degree, …
• Determiners and Specifiers– Case– Who knows!
• This is what Linguists try to elicit and categorize