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MORPHEMES

MORPHEMES. Definition The minimal units of meaning. A single word may be composed of one or more morphemes. A morpheme may be respresented by a single sound also. Examples of morphemes. Only one morphemes in a word. More than one morphemes in a word.

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MORPHEMES

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  1. MORPHEMES Definition • The minimal units of meaning. A single word may be composed of one or more morphemes. A morpheme may be respresented by a single sound also.

  2. Examples of morphemes Only one morphemes in a word More than one morphemes in a word Guitarist Reading Childishness Teacher Beutifully Biggest Sweety Unhappy etc • Guitar • Read • Child • Teach • Beutifull • big • Sweet • happy • etc

  3. Types of Morphemes • Free morphemes are those that constitute words by themselves, that is, those that can stand by themselves without attaching to other forms.

  4. Free morphemes Lexical morphemes Grammatical morphemes Pronouns ( they ) Conjunctions ( but) prepositions ( of) Articles ( an ) Auxiliary verb ( is ) • Adjectives ( big) • Verbs ( speak) • Nouns ( tablea) • Adverbs ( well)

  5. Types of Morphemes • Bound morphemes are those attaching themselves to other forms (free morphemes).

  6. Bound morphemes Derivational morphemes Inflecxional morphemes Third person singular present(s) Past tense(ed) Progressive(ing) Past participle(ed) Plural(s) Possesive(‘s) Comparative(er) Superlative (est) • Prefixes (disagree) • Suffixes( childish) • Infixes (jemari) • Circumfixes( pencarian)

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