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morpheme vs bound form

bound form vs morpheme

morpheme and bound form both are nouns.

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

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