Unveiling the World of Morphology and Etymology
Explore the fascinating realms of morphology and etymology as you delve into the shapes and origins of words. Uncover the meaning of words by dissecting their components and discovering their linguistic roots. Embark on a journey to become a skilled morphologist and etymologist, mastering over 30 word roots to unravel the mysteries of language.
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Morphology & Etymology If these words mean nothing to you, then you are not alone. They will be clear by the end of this presentation.
Morphology = looking at the shapes that make up words
What word can you make? AL BIO IC graph AUTO
If you dont know already what the word AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL means AUTO+BIO+GRAPH+IC+AL graph IC AUTO AL BIO You can start to figure it out by identifying the word parts ( shapes ). That s MORPHOLOGY.
IF MORPHOLOGY means looking at (studying) the shapes that make up words, THEN what do you think ETYMOLOGY might mean? HINT: ETYM means word origin
Etymology = looking at (studying) the origin of words
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL graph IC AUTO AL BIO AUTO = SELF BIO = LIFE GRAPH = WRITING IC = OF AL = RELATING TO
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL OF SELF relating to writing LIFE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL = RELATING TO WRITING THE LIFE OF THE SELF OR, RELATING TO THE WRITER S OWN LIFE
Morphology = looking at the shape of words Etymology = looking at the origin of words
This year, you will become a MORPHOLOGIST and an ETYMOLOGIST, studying the shapes and origins of words by mastering over 30 word roots (or origins ) How many do you know? AMI/AMO AUD BELLI BENE CAPIT CARD CARN CHRON CORD CORP DICT GEN GRAD GRAPH GRESS LITERA LOQU LYS/LYZ MAL MAN MEM MORI PATH PED PHON PSYCH SCRIP SENS SOLU SON SPECT TORT VERS VIS VIV
