The smallest grammatical unit of meaning. It cannot be further broken down into smaller units.
Types
Free vs Bound
- Free Morpheme : can stand alone as a Word (
leaf,sprout) - Bound Morpheme : does not form a Word by itself (
-ish,-able,…)
The smallest grammatical unit of meaning. It cannot be further broken down into smaller units.
leaf, sprout)-ish,-able,…)