morphemed

Example:The morpheme 'cat' is a free morpheme in English because it can stand alone as a meaningful word.

Definition:The smallest unit of a language that carries meaning and cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units. It can be a root, prefix, or suffix.

Example:In morphological analysis, we examine how morphemes combine to form words and how words change form to indicate grammatical structure.

Definition:Of, relating to, or involving morphology, the study of the structure of words and the rules for their formation.

Example:The word 'blackboard' is formed through the process of compounding, combining the morphemes 'black' and 'board'.

Definition:The process of combining two or more free-standing morphemes together to create a new word.

Example:The suffix '-ed' in the word 'taught' indicates the past tense, which is formed through affixation.

Definition:The addition of an affix to a root or stem to alter the meaning, tense, number, or other grammatical property of a word; includes prefixation, infixation, and suffixation.