Bound_morpheme Bound_morpheme

Bound morpheme - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Affix, Affixation, Allomorph, Conjugation, Cutting, Declension, Derivation, Enclitic, Form, Icon, Infix, Inflection, Lexeme, Morph, Morphology

Bound morphemes can only occur when attached to root morphemes.

Common English examples are:

  • -ing
  • -ed
  • -er
  • pre-
  • cran- as in cranberry

See also

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