Morphemes Classification of Morphemes

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Words consist of morphemes. The term 'morpheme' is derived from Greek

Words consist of morphemes. The term 'morpheme' is derived from Greek

morphe — 'form' + -erne.
The Greek suffix -erne has been adopted by linguists to denote the smallest unit (cf. phoneme, sememe).
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Morphemes occur in speech only as constituent parts of words but

Morphemes occur in speech only as constituent parts of words but

not independently. Morphemes may have different phonetic shapes
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In the word-cluster please, pleasing, pleasure, pleasant the root morpheme is

In the word-cluster please, pleasing, pleasure, pleasant the root morpheme is

represented by the phonetic shapes:
[pli:z-] in please, pleasing;
[ple3-] in pleasure;
[plez-] in pleasant.
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Root-morphemes are the lexical nucleus of words. For example, in the

Root-morphemes are the lexical nucleus of words.
For example, in the

words remake, glassful, disorder the root-morphemes -make, glass- and -order are understood as the lexical centres of the words
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Non-root morphemes include inflectional morphemes and affixational morphemes . Inflections carry

Non-root morphemes include inflectional morphemes and affixational morphemes . Inflections carry

only grammatical meaning and are thus relevant only for the formation of word-forms, whereas affixes are relevant for building various types of stems'.
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A prefix is a derivational morpheme preceding the root-morpheme and modifying

A prefix is a derivational morpheme preceding the root-morpheme and modifying

its meaning (pronounce — mis-pronounce, safe — un-safe).
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A suffix is a derivational morpheme following the root and forming

A suffix is a derivational morpheme following the root and

forming a new derivative in a different part of speech or a different word class (cf. -en, -y, -less heart-en, heart-y,heart-less).
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1) Free morpheme is defined as one that coincides with the

1) Free morpheme is defined as one that coincides with the

stem or a word form. For example, the root-morpheme friend- of the noun friendship is naturally qualified as a free morpheme because it coincides with one of the forms of the word friend.
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2) Bound morpheme occurs only as a constituent part of a

2) Bound morpheme occurs only as a constituent part of a

word. Affixes are bound morphemes for they always make part of a word. For example, the suffixes -ness, -ship, -ize in the words darkness, friendship, to activize, the prefixes im-, dis-, de- in the words impolite, to demobilize.