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Frontiers in Educational Research, 2020, 3(3); doi: 10.25236/FER.2020.030305.

Implication of Learning and Teaching from Differences between Inflectional and Derivational Morphology

Author(s)

Yang Wenwen

Corresponding Author:
Yang Wenwen
Affiliation(s)

Guangzhou Huaxia Technical College, Guangzhou Guangdong 510935, China

Abstract

Is there any connection between inflectional morphology and derivational morphology? How can we take advantage of the differences between inflection and derivation into teaching and learning? In this paper, the definitions and the differences of inflection and derivation as well as the usage by teachers and learners are clearly expressed.

Keywords

Inflectional; Derivational; Morphology; Lexis; Teaching

Cite This Paper

Yang Wenwen. Implication of Learning and Teaching from Differences between Inflectional and Derivational Morphology. Frontiers in Educational Research (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 3: 17-21. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2020.030305.

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