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Download Solution PDFMorpheme is the
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Download Solution PDFA morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning that can't be broken up. Eg- 'un' in the word unable.
Key Points
It is a meaningful linguistic unit of a word which:
- can't be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
- repeatedly convey lexical/grammatical meaning.
- assign a particular grammatical property to a word.
Hence, we conclude that Morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning that cannot be broken up.
Additional Information
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Phoneme |
The smallest unit of sound that makes a difference in pronunciation and meaning. Eg- thin: /th/, chin: /ch/ |
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Lexeme |
A smallest basic lexical unit of a language. Eg- find, finds, found and finding share the lexeme 'find'. |
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Grapheme |
A smallest functional written unit of a language. Eg- 'ee' in the word week. |
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