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Write a phonetic transcription for each of the following words, and then review the number of morphemes in the word

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Write a phonetic transcription for each of the following words, and then review the number of morphemes in the word. Word Transcription Morphemes Comment

(a) girl [ ] 1

 (b) mission [ ] 1 2 syllables but only one morpheme

(c) boys [ ] 2 boy + s (plural)

(d) women’s [ ] 3 woman + (plural) + (possessive)

 (e) svelte [ ] 1 (Note violation of a phonetic sequencing constraint: English does not permit [sv] as a word-initial cluster except in borrowed words.)

 (f) conceive [ ] 2 (Note that second morpheme does not stand alone as a word.)

 (g) reptilian [ ] 2 reptile + ian

 (h) demoted [ ] 3 de + mote + (past tense)

(i) encryption [ ] 3 en + crypt + ion (j) transmission [ ] 3 trans + mit + ion