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I want to know the auxiliary verb is free lexical or function or bound

Hrsanei · Accepted Answer

Hi,
Auxiliary verb is a verb, not a function. It is a word, so it is a lexis if that's what you mean by lexical.
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Anonymous · Answer

thanks, Of course, I know auxiliary verb is a verb . But in the discus of morpheme
I want to know, what's it's role in morpheme?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Anonymous I want to know the auxiliary verb is free lexical or function or bound

Here are some definitions. You can determine which definition fits auxiliary verbs:

function word: A word which serves the purpose of indicating a grammatical category or relationship. It contrasts explicitly with a content word which has lexical meaning.
bound: In a general sense any form which cannot occur on its own. Both lexical and grammatical morphemes may be bound, but the number of the former is very limited, e.g. the first part of raspberry in English which does not occur independently.
base: A free lexical word to which one or more endings can be added. A base can itself consist of more than one morpheme whereas a root contains only one.
lexical meaning: The meaning of a word which is specifiable independently of other words — ultimately with reference to the non-linguistic world — and which is independent of the grammar of the language.

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