|
( Bound morpheme)
Bound morphemes are primarily root morphemes that cannot stand alone. To determine if a root is bound, strip the root of all of its affixes. If the root is standalone, it is usually immediately obvious (ex. fire, run, help). If you are not sure, you might have a bound morpheme. A dictionary, however, is the best way to be certain whether your root may stand alone or not. Please note that Latin root words often seem like they might be stand alone or free. One may loosely associate the root "gress" with motion (for example egress or retrogress). Do not let such half meanings confuse you. Check a dictionary where you will see that this word does not stand alone in English. e>
ambidexterity -> (am)(bi) dexter (ity).
The resulting root is dexter; a dictionary reveals that this is not an English word. Therefore dexter is a bound morpheme.
|
Bound morpheme Subcategories
Bound morpheme Articles
|
| 
