MorphemesProcess A morpheme that is a process changes the word in how its formed English example changing the stress on different syllables to change the meaning ConVICT CONvict ID: 261996
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Deriving Nouns from Verbs in ASLSlide2
Morphemes--Process
A morpheme that is a
process
changes the word in
how
it’s formed
English example: changing the stress on different syllables to change the meaning
ConVICT
/
CONvict
subJECT
/
SUBject
reBEL
/
REBel
Which one is a noun and which one is a verb (what is the rule)?Slide3
Morphemes—Process cont.
ASL example: the process of
reduplication
(repeating the movement)
FLY/AIRPLANE
SIT/CHAIR
SELL/STORE
CLOSE-WINDOW/WINDOW
Which one is the verb and which one is the noun (what is the rule)?Slide4
Morphemes—Form
A morpheme that is a
form
changes the word by
adding
a “form”—like a suffix or prefix
Adding a form is called
affixation
If the form cannot occur by itself, it is a
bound morpheme
(ex. -
er
, -s, un-, re-)
English examples:
walk/walk
er
d
ance/danc
er
w
rite/writ
erSlide5
Morphemes—Form cont.
ASL: “English and many spoken languages frequently use affixation. ASL tends to repeat or change the segmental structure of the original form while keeping parts of that form, including the
handshape
, the location, and the orientation.”
TEACH/TEACHER (agentive suffix)
Usually, ASL doesn’t use
form
morphemes but uses more
process
morphemes like changing the
movement
.Slide6
ACTIVITY—Making Noun-Verb Pairs—Catchphrase…sort of
Sit in a circle on the floor
You will receive a card with the gloss of either an ASL noun or a verb
When it’s your turn, explain
(ACTING
OUT) what your word is,
WITHOUT USING THE WORD!
The audience has to correctly sign what your word is, identify it as a noun or verb,
and sign the corresponding noun/verb
NO
TALKING