LINGUIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Affix, Circumfix, Bound And Unbound Morphemes

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LINGUIST 1AA3
• Professor: Dr. Anderson

Document Summary

Consider some of the ways that new words are derived in english. The mental grammar of your language generates this word or sentence. The mental grammar of your language does not generate this word or sentence. You are so not wearing those shoes to your interview. Grammaticality judgments are data points to be observed. Most speakers of a variety agree on what"s grammatical. These observations allow us to draw conclusions about mental grammar of that particular language/dialect/variety. Much of our grammatical knowledge is unconscious (implicit) All grammars are equally valid in linguistic terms. Value judgments about languages/dialects are social judgments, not linguistic judgments. English in north america is different to those who speak it in other countries. I cant come to your party because [i"m a bridesmaid in my cousin"s wedding]. I cant come to your party because [of my cousin"s wedding]. I cant come to your party because wedding. A bound morpheme that attaches to a base.