language presentation

1. Exploring the
Morphological
Divide: Inflectional
vs. Derivational
Morphemes

2. GROUP MEMBERS
 MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN
 ALLAH RAKHA
 KAREEM EJAZ
 SAEED DOGAR

3.  Introduction to Morphemes
 Inflectional Morphemes
 Derivational Morphemes
 Inflectional vs. Derivational Morphemes
 Uses of Morphemes
 Conclusion

4.  Introduction to Morphemes
 Morphemes are the smallest units of
meaning in language. They are the
building blocks of words, and can be
broken down into two categories:
inflectional and derivational.
 Inflectional morphemes are used to
indicate grammatical information,
such as tense, gender, number, and
person. Derivational morphemes are
used to create new words or change
the meaning of existing words.

5. Inflectional Morphemes
Inflectional morphemes are used to indicate
grammatical information, such as tense, gender,
number, and person. They are added to the end of
a word, and do not change the word’s meaning.
Examples of inflectional morphemes include -ed, -s,
and -ing. These morphemes are used to indicate
past tense, plural, and present continuous tense
respectively.

6. Derivational Morphemes
Derivational morphemes are used to create new
words or change the meaning of existing words. They
can be added to the beginning, middle, or end of a
word, and can change the word’s meaning.
Examples of derivational morphemes include -ful, -
less, and -ize. These morphemes are used to indicate
something is full of something, without something,
and to make something into a verb, respectively.

7. Inflectional vs. Derivational Morphemes
Inflectional morphemes are used to indicate
grammatical information, while derivational
morphemes are used to create new words or
change the meaning of existing words. Inflectional
morphemes are added to the end of a word, while
derivational morphemes can be added to the
beginning, middle, or end of a word.
Inflectional morphemes do not change the word’s
meaning, while derivational morphemes can.
Examples of inflectional morphemes include -ed, -s,
and -ing. Examples of derivational morphemes
include -ful, -less, and -ize.

8. Conclusion
Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in
language. They are the building blocks of words, and
can be broken down into two categories: inflectional
and derivational.
Inflectional morphemes are used to indicate
grammatical information, while derivational
morphemes are used to create new words or
change the meaning of existing words.
Understanding the different types of morphemes and
their uses can help you better understand and use
language.