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DERIVATIONAL AND INFLECTIONAL
MORPHEMES
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•
DERIVATIONAL
A DERIVATIONAL MORPHEME
CAN CHANGE THE GRAMMATICAL
CATEGORY OF A WORD.
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EXAMPLE: GARDEN –GARDENER
• INFLECTIONAL
• NEVER CHANGES THE
GRAMMATICAL
CATEGORY OF A WORD.
• EXAMPLE : OLD, OLDER,
OLDEST ARE ALL
ADJECTIVES