root’ or ‘origin’
日 { sun } + 木 { tree } = 東 ‘east’
人 { person } + 木 { tree } = 休 ‘rest’
5. Consider the following sign in a bottle of cleaning
fluid. What type of representational or writing system
is this an example of?
2) Syllabic writing: each symbol represents a single
syllable; can be developed from morphographic
writing when particul
Root: the morpheme that remains when all affixes are stripped from a complex word
Stem: the base to which an affix is attached to create a more complex form that may be another stem or a word.
* root system
* stem system + atic
* stem un + system + atic
* stem un + system + atic + al
* word un + system + atic + al + ly
Morphology
Morphology is the study of word formation. (p.79)
‘morphe’ = to form (Greek)
Morphology → the structure of words
Syntax → the structure of sentences
Issues in Morphology
(1) Boldest can be divided into two parts (i.e., bold
+est), each of which has a meaning: bold cannot.
☞ Morphemes
(2) The word boy has a meaning in and of itself, the
speed boat ride from Kota Kinabalu. Not far away from civilization, It is a big advantage that the vivid emerald sea and the breath of nature can be felt. We can get gayana islandfrom the city of Kota Kinabalu any time by scheduled seven times for ships and vessels operating in the general public. There are tourist attractions ; Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Rikaseu Stadium and Sabah State Mosque.
A. Arabic language: Arabian Peninsula, Northern Africa etc.
B. Amharic: Ethiopia
C. Hebrew: Israel
D. Southern Arabic language: Iran, Iraq, some regions in Syria etc.
Generally the Semitic languages are divided into Eastern and Western Semitic languages. The Western Semitic language is further divided into Northwest and Southwest, and the most important branches from the proto Semitic langu