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Originally Posted by learner Analyze the function and meaning of the bound morphemes in the following words:
environmentally
unspeakably
reconditioned
responsibility
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Morpheme
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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning. A word can contain more than one morpheme:
'Unable' can be divided into two morphemes- the prefix 'un' and 'able', whereas the word 'mahogany' cannot be divided into anything smaller.
See:
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/morpheme.html
bound morpheme:
http://dictionary.reference.com/sear...und%20morpheme
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