Inflection and derivation

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inflection

adjusting a word to fit the sentence (not creating new words)

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Derivation

builds new words using prefixes or suffixes

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obligatorily expressed

Language requires you to show tense, number, or person every time you speak/write

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arbitrary limitations 

random unnecessary rules 

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compositional meaning 

you can figure out meaning from parts (students = student + PL) 

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base allomorphy

when the base (root) changes sound/shape based on context

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inflection tends to be

more relevant to syntax

obligatorily expressed 

applied without arbitrary limitations 

more abstract

compositional meaning 

use less base allomorphy