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diff --git a/src/morpho.md b/src/morpho.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be7c84b --- /dev/null +++ b/src/morpho.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# (Derivational) Morphology + +DjanZì is an analytic language, close to isolating. That means, DjanZì does +not have grammatical morphemes to denote gender, case, tense, or number. +However, it does have independent morphemes that can be used to derive new +words. + +## Affixes + +### Prefixes +### Affixes + +## Reduplication + +### Semantic + +Semantic reduplication is reduplication where two words with similar meanings +make up a compound. This often makes: + +- generalization in case of nouns and verbs +- intensity increment in case of adjectives + +### Phonemic + +Semantic reduplication is reduplication where two words with similar +pronunciation make up a compound. This often: + +- decreases intensity in case of adjectives +- denotes repetition in case of verbs +- denotes entirety in case of nouns + - in case of kinship vocabulary, reduplication denotes endearment |