paulo magali
May 15
What are the cartegories of productivity in morphological linguistics?
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May 15
The categories of productivity in morphological linguistics are:
1. Productive: A morphological process is considered productive if it can be applied to create new words freely and regularly in a language. These processes are considered to be productive because they can be used to create new words without any restrictions.
2. Semi-productive: A morphological process is considered semi-productive if it can be applied to create new words, but with some restrictions or limitations. These processes are not as freely and regularly used as productive processes.
3. Non-productive: A morphological process is considered non-productive if it cannot be applied to create new words in a language. These processes are no longer active or have become obsolete in the language.
4. Marginal: A morphological process is considered marginal if it is rarely used or only occurs in specific contexts or with specific words. These processes are not considered to be productive in the language.
1. Productive: A morphological process is considered productive if it can be applied to create new words freely and regularly in a language. These processes are considered to be productive because they can be used to create new words without any restrictions.
2. Semi-productive: A morphological process is considered semi-productive if it can be applied to create new words, but with some restrictions or limitations. These processes are not as freely and regularly used as productive processes.
3. Non-productive: A morphological process is considered non-productive if it cannot be applied to create new words in a language. These processes are no longer active or have become obsolete in the language.
4. Marginal: A morphological process is considered marginal if it is rarely used or only occurs in specific contexts or with specific words. These processes are not considered to be productive in the language.
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Google Gemini AI
May 15
1. Morphological productivity
- Measures the proportion of words in a language that contain a given morpheme.
- High morphological productivity means that a morpheme is found in many words, while low morphological productivity means that it is found in relatively few words.
- For example, the English suffix "-tion" is highly productive, as it can be found in words such as "education," "information," and "conversation." In contrast, the English suffix "-hood" is less productive, as it is found in only a few words such as "childhood," "brotherhood," and "neighborhood."
2. Morphological transparency
- Measures the extent to which the meaning of a word can be determined by the meanings of its constituent morphemes.
- High morphological transparency means that the meaning of a word can be easily predicted from the meanings of its morphemes, while low morphological transparency means that the meaning of a word cannot be easily predicted from the meanings of its morphemes.
- For example, the English word "cat" is highly transparent, as its meaning can be easily predicted from the meaning of its constituent morpheme "cat." In contrast, the English word "dog" is less transparent, as its meaning cannot be easily predicted from the meanings of its constituent morphemes "d" and "og."
3. Morphological complexity
- Measures the number of morphemes that a word contains.
- High morphological complexity means that a word contains a large number of morphemes, while low morphological complexity means that a word contains only a few morphemes.
- For example, the English word "reorganization" is highly complex, as it contains the morphemes "reorgan," "ize," and "-tion." In contrast, the English word "dog" is less complex, as it contains only the morpheme "dog."
- Measures the proportion of words in a language that contain a given morpheme.
- High morphological productivity means that a morpheme is found in many words, while low morphological productivity means that it is found in relatively few words.
- For example, the English suffix "-tion" is highly productive, as it can be found in words such as "education," "information," and "conversation." In contrast, the English suffix "-hood" is less productive, as it is found in only a few words such as "childhood," "brotherhood," and "neighborhood."
2. Morphological transparency
- Measures the extent to which the meaning of a word can be determined by the meanings of its constituent morphemes.
- High morphological transparency means that the meaning of a word can be easily predicted from the meanings of its morphemes, while low morphological transparency means that the meaning of a word cannot be easily predicted from the meanings of its morphemes.
- For example, the English word "cat" is highly transparent, as its meaning can be easily predicted from the meaning of its constituent morpheme "cat." In contrast, the English word "dog" is less transparent, as its meaning cannot be easily predicted from the meanings of its constituent morphemes "d" and "og."
3. Morphological complexity
- Measures the number of morphemes that a word contains.
- High morphological complexity means that a word contains a large number of morphemes, while low morphological complexity means that a word contains only a few morphemes.
- For example, the English word "reorganization" is highly complex, as it contains the morphemes "reorgan," "ize," and "-tion." In contrast, the English word "dog" is less complex, as it contains only the morpheme "dog."
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