LL2: GRAMMAR
verb phrase
A group of words built around a head (main) verb
noun phrase
A group of words built around a noun
suffix
A morpheme that comes after a root word to modify its meaning
prefix
A morpheme that goes before a root word to modify its meaning
Pre-modifier
A word that goes before the head noun to add detail or clarify some aspect of it
prescriptive
An approach to language that is focused on rules of correctness, how language should be used.
head word
The main noun in the phrase
Derivational function
The way that an affix helps form a new word by attaching itself to a root
inflectional function
The way that an affix shows a grammatical category such as a verb tense or a plural noun
root
a morpheme that can stand on its own and can usually form a word in its own right
descriptive
an approach of language study that focuses on how language is actually used
morphology
the study of word formation