Ruley of Word Formation I never heard of uglification Alice ventured to say. What is it? The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. Never heard of uglifying! it exclaimed.You know what to beautify is suppose?Yes, said Alice doubtfully: it means -to make--anything--prettier "Well, then, the Gryphon went on, if you dont know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton Lewis carroll. Alice in Wonderland Lexical gaps: Ugly+ify, beauty+ify: Morphemes can be combined in this way because there are morphological rules in every language that determine how morphemes combine to form new wordsRules of Word Formation • “ I never heard of ‘uglification,’” Alice ventured to say. “What is it?” The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. “ Never heard of uglifying!” it exclaimed. “You know what to beautify is, I suppose?” “Yes,” said Alice doubtfully: “it means –to make—anything—prettier.” “Well, then,” the Gryphon went on, “if you don’t know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton.” • Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland • Lexical gaps: Ugly+ify, beauty+ify: Morphemes can be combined in this way because there are morphological rules in every language that determine how morphemes combine to form new words