Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Migration’
Investigate the word migration to uncover the bound base Migr from Latin migrāre "move, change location." The post Structured Word Inquiry of Migration appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
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Lexicalization of the Prefix bi- and the <Bi> Bound Base
The English morpheme comes from the Latin prefix bi- "two, twice, both, double." Lexicalization in 1887 in the word biose change the morpheme from a prefix to a bound base. The post Lexicalization of the Prefix bi- and the <Bi> Bound Base appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Year 1 High School Homeschool Curriculum
Looking for ideas for a homeschool curriculum for the first year of high school? Check out the textbooks, workbooks, books, and other materials that I use in my home for grade 9 level work. Updated on July, 9 2026. The post Year 1 High School Homeschool Curriculum appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Understanding the -ix, -ices, and -ice Suffixes
Explore the morphology of singular~plural pairs like matrix~matrices, helix~helices, and sculptrix~sculptrices by exploring the -ix suffix and its declined forms. The post Understanding the -ix, -ices, and -ice Suffixes appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
An Argument Against Classical Stem Suffixes
The oblique stem base analysis best explains pairs of bases like Lime ~ Limit and Stome ~ Stomate rather than positing classical stem suffixes like -it and -at. The post An Argument Against Classical Stem Suffixes appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Investigating the Latin Third Declension and Oblique Stems: Bases, Stems, and Roots
The Latin third declension often gives English two related bases—one from the nominative singular and one from the oblique stem—and the same principle applies to suffixes like -tude and -tudine from Latin -tūdō. The post Investigating the Latin Third Declension and Oblique Stems: Bases, Stems, and Roots appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Allomorphs and Parenthetical Morphemes in Structured Word Inquiry
Structured Word Inquiry uses parentheses to indicate that a morpheme surfaces as two or more allomorphs. The post Allomorphs and Parenthetical Morphemes in Structured Word Inquiry appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Chandler’ and ‘Chandelier’
Investigate the words chandler and chandelier to uncover the Gallicized bound base Chand from Latin candēre "shine, glow, burn, white" and the -(e)le suffix from French -èle from Latin -ēla. The post Structured Word Inquiry of Chandler and Chandelier appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
One Wife, Two Wives: Allophonic Origins of Modern Plural Allomorphs
Some nouns with Old English origins have different bases in the singular and plural. The plural allomorph developed from the allophony of Old English phonology. The post One Wife, Two Wives: Allophonic Origins of Modern Plural Allomorphs appeared first on Linguistics Girl .
Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Sustainability’
Investigate the word sustainability to uncover the bound base Tain from Old French tenir from Latin -tinēre from Latin tenēre "hold." The post Structured Word Inquiry of Sustainability appeared first on Linguistics Girl .