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bound form vs morpheme

morpheme vs bound form

bound form and morpheme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bound form Yes No No No
morpheme Yes No No No
As nouns, morpheme is a hypernym of bound form; that is, morpheme is a word with a broader meaning than bound form:
  • bound form: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
  • morpheme: minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
bound form (noun) morpheme (noun)
a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Difference between bound form and morpheme

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