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bound morphemes
Analyze the function and meaning of the bound morphemes in the following words:
environmentally
unspeakably
reconditioned
responsibility
thickener
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Re: bound morphemes

Originally Posted by
learner Analyze the function and meaning of the bound morphemes in the following words:
environmentally
unspeakably
reconditioned
responsibility
thickener
Morpheme
USE:
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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environmentally
-al the adjective ending is one bound morpheme and -ly the adverb ending is a second.
You try 'unspeakably' (3 bound morphemes)
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