Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language. There are two types of morphemes: bound morphemes, like prefixes and suffixes, which cannot stand alone and are attached to other morphemes; and free morphemes, like words, which can function independently. Examples of bound morphemes include "de", "dis", and "extra", while examples of free morphemes are words like "dog", "town", and "city". Infixes are another type of bound morpheme that are inserted within words, though they are rare in English.
Morph: A morph is simply the phonetic representation of a morpheme, how the morpheme is said.
Morpheme: Smallest meaningful unit, cannot be further divided or analyzed
Allomorph: Allomorphs are different forms of the same morpheme, or basic unit of meaning. These can be different pronunciations or different spellings.
Morph: A morph is simply the phonetic representation of a morpheme, how the morpheme is said.
Morpheme: Smallest meaningful unit, cannot be further divided or analyzed
Allomorph: Allomorphs are different forms of the same morpheme, or basic unit of meaning. These can be different pronunciations or different spellings.
4. Bound
Bound morphemes are meaning-bearing units of
language, such as prefixes and suffixes, that are
attached to unbound morphemes. They cannot
stand alone.
5. Free Morpheme
• Free morpheme can function independently
as words, and can appear with other
words.e,g
• Dog
• Town
• city
