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  1. bound morpheme
    a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction
    English example:

    The word "unbreakable" has three morphemes: "un-", a bound morpheme; "break", a free morpheme; and "-able", a bound morpheme. "un-" is also a prefix, "-able" is a suffix.
  2. free morpheme
    a morpheme that can occur alone
    A morpheme is free if it can stand alone (ex: "one", "possible"), or bound if it is used exclusively alongside a free morpheme (ex: "im" in impossible).
  3. allomorph
    any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
    Its actual phonetic representation is the morph, with the different morphs ("in-", "im-") representing the same morpheme being grouped as its allomorphs.
  4. grapheme
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
    A morpheme is composed by phoneme(s) (the smallest linguistically distinctive units of sound) in spoken language, and by grapheme(s) (the smallest units of written language) in written language.
  5. morpheme
    the smallest meaningful language unit
    Morphemes carry meaning.
  6. linguistic unit
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest component of word, or other linguistic unit, that has semantic meaning.
  7. linguistics
    the scientific study of language
    In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest component of word, or other linguistic unit, that has semantic meaning.
  8. morph
    cause to change shape in a computer animation
    Its actual phonetic representation is the morph, with the different morphs ("in-", "im-") representing the same morpheme being grouped as its allomorphs.
  9. phoneme
    a distinct speech sound in a particular language
    A morpheme is composed by phoneme(s) (the smallest linguistically distinctive units of sound) in spoken language, and by grapheme(s) (the smallest units of written language) in written language.
  10. linguistically
    with respect to language
    A morpheme is composed by phoneme(s) (the smallest linguistically distinctive units of sound) in spoken language, and by grapheme(s) (the smallest units of written language) in written language.
  11. written language
    communication by means of written symbols
    A morpheme is composed by phoneme(s) (the smallest linguistically distinctive units of sound) in spoken language, and by grapheme(s) (the smallest units of written language) in written language.
  12. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
    In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest component of word, or other linguistic unit, that has semantic meaning.
  13. spoken language
    (language) communication by word of mouth
    A morpheme is composed by phoneme(s) (the smallest linguistically distinctive units of sound) in spoken language, and by grapheme(s) (the smallest units of written language) in written language.
  14. morphology
    the study of the structure of animals and plants
    The term is used as part of the branch of linguistics known as morphology (linguistics).
  15. kat
    the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
    The morpheme plural-s has the morph "-s", /s/, in cats (/kæts/), but "-es", /ɨz/, in dishes (/dɪʃɨz/), and even the voiced "-s", /z/, in dogs (/dɒɡz/). "-s".
  16. suffix
    a linguistic element that is added at the end of the word
    English example:

    The word "unbreakable" has three morphemes: "un-", a bound morpheme; "break", a free morpheme; and "-able", a bound morpheme. "un-" is also a prefix, "-able" is a suffix.
  17. phonetic
    using symbols to represent each speech sound
    Its actual phonetic representation is the morph, with the different morphs ("in-", "im-") representing the same morpheme being grouped as its allomorphs.
  18. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
    In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest component of word, or other linguistic unit, that has semantic meaning.
  19. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
    English example:

    The word "unbreakable" has three morphemes: "un-", a bound morpheme; "break", a free morpheme; and "-able", a bound morpheme. "un-" is also a prefix, "-able" is a suffix.
  20. affix
    attach to
    Both "un-" and "-able" are affixes.
  21. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
    In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest component of word, or other linguistic unit, that has semantic meaning.
  22. bound
    confined by bonds
    A morpheme is free if it can stand alone (ex: "one", "possible"), or bound if it is used exclusively alongside a free morpheme (ex: "im" in impossible).
Created on Fri Feb 11 19:01:14 EST 2011

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