复习资料(3.1)
Definition定义
Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.
形态学是语法的一个分支,研究词的内部结构和构词规则。
Morphology is divided into two sub-branches: inflectional morphology and lexical or derivational morphology. The former studies the inflections and the latter is the study of word formation.
形态学可分为两个分支科学:屈折形态学和词汇或派生形态学。前者研究词的屈折变化,后者研究词的构成。
1、Morpheme 语素
The smallest meaningful unit of language语言最小的意义单位。
The meaning morphemes convey may be of two kinds: lexical meaning and grammatical meaning.
语素表达的意义有两种:词汇意义和语法意义。