Hi Verbal nouns have a verb as a base morpheme. If the attached derivational affixes (morphemes like -ness, pre, etc.) change their syntactic cathegory and the new lexeme is a noun, then you have a verbal noun. advance + -ment If the

Anonymous wrote: Although Chinese syllable structure is as you suggest, this is completely different from the importance of word structure. Words in Chinese are composed of a single syllable, whereas words in English and Spanish can be composed

Soulwhisper wrote: first of all....hi am a new member here from saudi arabia...and am taking morphology...and i have few questions need answers . first what can we consider the word..writings..in the sentence HIS WRITINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN

Hi Guys, By definition: prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. A suffix is an affix that succeeds the morphemes to which it can attach. So when you say 700 MiB, is "MiB" really a prefix or a suffix?

Say it once more and it's true ... if these ... you have identified a phonemic contrast unknown to linguistic science. I know... that's what worries me. Or in particular, what worries me is that it's a phonemic contrast that I'm

Me neither. If the saying is meaningful to those that ... who put forward explanations which (to me) don't stack up. Sorry, but this has me stumped. What would either of you make of "I really care" used sarcastically to mean

The maximum onsets principle isn't universally accepted. See http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/syllabif.htm which describes the syllibification principles used for theLongman Pronunciation Dictionary. Thank you for your reply,Jonathan. But

The maximum onsets principle isn't universally accepted. See http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/syllabif.htm which describes the syllibification principles used for the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Thank you for your reply,Jonathan. But