Morphology. ==> the study of the change in the forms of words.
Syntax . ==>
the study of ways in which words are put together.
Orthographic words ==>
the items which appear between spaces on the page.
Ex: the cook was
a good cook as cooks good, and
as cooks go, she
1
2 3 4
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ox (singular) oxen (plural)èit
is called lexically conditioned allomorph.
went. ==> there are 15 orthographic words.
15
But in other example. I’ve been in hot water so often I feel like
a tea-bag. è
there are 12 orthographic words because I’ve
and tea-bag are single words.