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Word structure analysis consists in following: morphemes may be iso­lated if there are at least two words containing the same morpheme. Thus, on the one hand, in the word enormous the suffix -ous may be cut off as there are words having the same suffix, as adventurous, dangerous, courageous, joyous, etc. On the other hand, the stem enorm- can be isolated as there is the word enormity, which makes it possible to isolate the same stem (enormous - enormity).
Structural analysis (the analysis into immediate and ultimate consti­tuents (IC and UC)). The word can be divided into its constituents only in cor­relating pairs or groups of words. The analysis proceeds in stages; at each stage the word is divided into two constituing parts, each being a member of a corre­lating pair or group. The analysis comes to an end when the word defies further division; then what we get are ultimate constituents. Take, for instance, the word unachievable. The analysis starts with dividing the word into the prefix un- and the stem -achievable. The prefix un- can be isolated as there is a whole list of adjectives having the same un- with the negative meaning: unchangeable, unattainable, unforgettable, unmistakable, unmentionable, unpardonable, unut­terable, etc.
Un- is further indivisible. We cannot start with separating -able, because the prefix un- in this sense is never added to verb stems, and the verb unachiev­able does not exist. The next stage is to take up -able as there are a number of words with the same suffix: loveable, eatable, readable, drinkable, changeable, obtainable, etc.
Since achieve is indivisible, here we come to the end of the analysis, that is to the ultimate constituents of the word un-achiev-able. This method is usually applied to the analysis of derivatives.
Morphemic analysis is the analysis limited to stating the number and the types of morphemes that make up a word. For example, the word uncheerful may be analysed into three morphemes: the root cheer-, the prefix un- and the suffix -ful. The morphemic analysis establishes the morphemes that make up a word, regardless of their role in the formation of this word. In other words, the morphemic analysis only defines the morphemes (their number and types) com­prising a word, but does not reveal their hierarchy.