UCI Concept of The Morpheme & Phoneme & Affixes Represented in Data Essay

1) Write a short essay about blow the question (2 pages)

Discuss the concepts of the morpheme and the phoneme. Be as specific as you can and have example on it.

2) complete the question

Complete the following morphology problem:

Consider these forms from Kanuri, a language spoken in Nigeria.

gana “small” numgana “smallness”

kura “big” numkura “bigness”

kuruga “long” numkuruga “longness”

karite “excellent” numkarite “excellence”

dibi “bad” numdibi “badness”

1. What type of affix is illustrated in this data?
2. What is the form of this affix?
3. What is the function of this affix?
4. Write a rule that explains how this morphological process work in Kanuri.
5. Assume that numgala means “goodness.” What is the likely form for “good “?