Sorry for my last post, I was having computer trouble. I have a question regarding morphemes, I am having difficulty understanding how they change the word meaning? Can anyone give me some more examples?
Re- is bound because it can not stand alone; it has no meaning unless it is bound to a word Ex: readjust, rethink, relearn, redo
A free morpheme such as scope, mobile or graph has a meaning of its own. In other words it can be used in a sentence without being paired with other phonemes. Ex: A graph is an effective tool for accountants. A telegraph is an old for of communication.
Thank you so much Adam that helps a lot. I watched the video that someone posted and I was still kind of confused. I guess because I didn't understand what I was looking for. Thank you!
Adam, thank you for sharing! This is a great way for people to share and grow their understanding of material.
You're exactly right that re is a bound morpheme. It is because it cannot form a word by itself. However, it DOES have meaning. It means "again."
This leads us to the definition or WHAT IS a morpheme - it is the smallest unit of MEANING. So, you see in order for a segment of a word, such as re or graph or un or even an "s" to be classified as a morpheme it must denote some form of meaning.
Re- is bound because it can not stand alone; it has no meaning unless it is bound to a word
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readjust, rethink, relearn, redo
A free morpheme such as scope, mobile or graph has a meaning of its own. In other words it can be used in a sentence without being paired with other phonemes.
Ex:
A graph is an effective tool for accountants.
A telegraph is an old for of communication.
Does this help any?
Thank you so much Adam that helps a lot. I watched the video that someone posted and I was still kind of confused. I guess because I didn't understand what I was looking for. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Adam thank you so much! This really helps, I had written something incorrectly in my notes so this certainly helps me.
ReplyDeleteAdam, thank you for sharing! This is a great way for people to share and grow their understanding of material.
ReplyDeleteYou're exactly right that re is a bound morpheme. It is because it cannot form a word by itself. However, it DOES have meaning. It means "again."
This leads us to the definition or WHAT IS a morpheme - it is the smallest unit of MEANING. So, you see in order for a segment of a word, such as re or graph or un or even an "s" to be classified as a morpheme it must denote some form of meaning.