Morphology: Discussion Points

• How do we store words? Produce new words? Do we, for example, memorize a full conjugation of a verb in our native language?
• Can you discuss the meanings of the different morphemes in some of the words included in the English and Interlingua handouts?
• Why is awareness of morphemes an asset?
• Can you come up with a list of commonly-used morphemes in English?
• Can you come up with words that have more than two morphemes?
• Antidisestablishmentarianism is, apparently, the longest word in English. How many morphemes does it have? What is the meaning of each one?
• Can you coin new words making use of morphemes?