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'''Free morpheme''' is a [[morpheme]] which can function as an independent [[word]]. In this respect free morphemes oppose [[bound morpheme]]s.
A '''free morpheme''' is a [[morpheme]] which can function as an independent [[word]]. In this respect free morphemes are opposed to [[bound morpheme]]s.


=== Example ===
=== Example ===


the English word ''dog'' is a free morpheme.
The English word ''dog'' is a free morpheme.


=== Link ===
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=== References ===
=== References ===


* Bloomfield 1933. ''Language,'' Holt, New York.
* {{:Bloomfield 1933}}
* Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.
* Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.


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A free morpheme is a morpheme which can function as an independent word. In this respect free morphemes are opposed to bound morphemes.

Example

The English word dog is a free morpheme.

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

  • Bloomfield, Leonard. 1933. Language. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
  • Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.