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Module 1: Introduction to Morphemes

what are word roots, prefixes and suffixes?

 

Module 1 objectives

Students will be able to:

  • define morphemes: word root, affixes, prefixes, and suffixes.

  • familiarize with words in which morphemes are contained.

 

Module 1 activities

  • Listen to random words and guess the meaning of unknown words.

  • Find word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

  • Find the meaning of each prefix and suffix in a word.

 

Please click the following slide below and start the lesson. Slides include: 

1. Definition of Morpheme

2. Morpheme Video

3. Korean Morphemes

4. Korean Morpheme Video

5. Assignment 1

1. DEFINITION OF MORPHEME

A "morpheme" is a short segment of language that meets three basic criteria, according to the Rochester Institute Technology:

1. It is a word or a part of a word that has meaning.

2. It cannot be divided into smaller meaningful segments without changing its meaning or leaving a meaningless remainder.

3. It has relatively the same stable meaning in different verbal environments.

Let's watch the video and see what morphemes are brought in to the video.

Contents are in the slide show. Please click arrows on each side to see next slides.

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