Syntax -simple sentences
independent clause, S+P, complete thought
Syntax -compound
combine simple sentences with a conjunction
Syntax -complex
sentence+dependent clause, S+V, incomplete thought
Syntax -compound/complex
2 or more simpler sentences with a dependent clause
Morphology -free morphemes
words
Morphology -bound morphemes
added to a free morpheme to have meaning
Morphology -bound morpheme types
inflectional: always a suffix (meaning stays the same)
Morphology -bound morpheme types
Morphology -orthographical
changes in spelling
Morphology -phonological
change/shift in pronunciation
Semantics -general
- verbal association
Semantics -confusing to ELL students?
figurative language: dual function, idiom, metaphor, simile, proverb
Pragmatics -nonlinguistic
Subordinate clause
group of words that have subject and verb but cannot stand alone