Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Unbound Stem

Definition: 

An unbound stem is a stem which can occur by itself as a separate word. Another morpheme need not be affixed to it in order for it to be a word.

See Also: 
Bound Stem
Morpheme
Word
Stem

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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  • Unbound Stem