Bound Morpheme
Bound Morpheme
A bound morpheme is a grammatical unit that never occurs by itself, but is always attached to some other morpheme.
(English)
- The plural morpheme -s in dogs
Page/s: 31
Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
Page/s: 171
Source: Mish 1991
Mish, Frederick (editor). 1991.Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. 1,564 pages. 0877795088; indexed 0877795096; deluxe 087779510X.
Page/s: 29
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Page/s: 36, 268
Source: Crystal 1985
Crystal, David. 1985.A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Morpheme Type
Related terms
- RT⇆ Affix (Grammar)
- RT⇆ Affix (Linguistics)
- RT⇆ Anaphoric Clitic
- RT⇆ Infixation
- RT⇆ Prefixation
- RT⇆ Root
- RT⇆ Stem
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