Free Morpheme
Definition:
A free morpheme is a grammatical unit that can occur by itself. However, other morphemes such as affixes can be attached to it.
Examples:
(English)
- The morpheme dog
See Also:
Also Known As:
Unbound morpheme
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.