Example of the word and its constituent elements
Spanish Classes / / July 04, 2021
Word "is the smallest unit of meaning 'Lexema is the element that contains the meaning of the word. Traditionally it has been called root; originates a family of words. Morphemes are the letters that are postponed to the lexeme. They indicate the accidents of the word.
The words that we have studied, which have lexe- Words ma and morphemes are called primitive, that is, they are not primitive and form from any other, but instead give derivatives. origin to other words. These words are called derivatives: they are formed with the primitive word plus one or more suffixes.
WORD | LEXEMA | PREFIX | SUFFIX | Morphemes |
GENDER AND NUMBER | ||||
independence | depend | in | gum | |
bullfighter | tor | er | or | |
howl | howl | go | or | |
anteroom | Salt | in view of | to | |
retribution | tribe | re | tion |
The previous words not only have lexeme and morphemes, but also have elements that precede or postpone the lexeme and add or vary the meaning of the word. If the element is postponed to the word, it is called a suffix; if it goes before, it is called a prefix. Clarifying the terms we have:
Prefix: element that precedes the word and adds meaning to it.
Suffix: element that is postponed to the word and that adds significance to it.
In short: all words (without considering the particles, prepositions and conjunctions) have lexeme and morphemes. A large number of words also have prefixes and suffixes.
Some words add letters between the lexeme and the suffix, so that the pronunciation is not unpleasant. For example: baker: lexeme pan, suffix: er, morpheme indicating gender: o. The letters "ad" have been added for euphony. These letters are often called an increment.
EXAMPLE OF CONSTITUTIVE ELEMENTS OF THE WORD:
WORDS | LEXEMA | Morphemes | PREFIX | SUFFIX | INCREASE |
GENDER AND NUMBER | |||||
literary | liter | or s | ari | ||
memories | I died | to s | |||
miss | Mister | to | Item | ||
hopelessness | wait | des | anza | ||
underdevelopment | developed | or | sub, des | ||
journalism | period | or | ism | ||
slavery | slave | itud | |||
warfare | war | to | ill | ||
intelligence | smart | to | on | ||
burn | burn | to | ur | ad | |
invincible | beat | in | ible | ||
writer | I wrote | to | or | t | |
youth | juv | your D | on | ||
dutch | holland | to | it is | ||
thrilling | passion | to | in view of |