Root
Root
| A root is the portion of a word that
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| If a root does not occur by itself in a meaningful way in a language, it is referred to as a bound morpheme. |
- Disestablish
- Establishment
- Establishments
Page/s: 187–188
Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
Page/s: 1023
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: 64
Source: Matthews 1991
Matthews, P. H. 1991.Morphology. 2nd edition. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Page/s: 199
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Page/s: 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⇆ Affixation
- RT⇆ Bound Morpheme
- RT⇆ Bound Root
- RT⇆ Circumfix
- RT⇆ Circumfixation
- RT⇆ Compound
- RT⇆ Derivation
- RT⇆ Derivational Affix
- RT⇆ Derivative
- RT⇆ Infix
- RT⇆ Infixation
- RT⇆ Inflection
- RT⇆ Inflectional Affix
- RT⇆ Modification
- RT⇆ Paradigm
- RT⇆ Prefix
- RT⇆ Prefixation
- RT⇆ Reduplication
- RT⇆ Stem
- RT⇆ Stem Modification
- RT⇆ Subtraction
- RT⇆ Suffix
- RT⇆ Unbound Root
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