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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Do "international" contains bound morphemes?

Do "international" contains bound morphemes?
if yes, what is/are they?
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Anonymous Do es "international" contain bound morphemes? My limited awareness of ‘morphemes’ tells me that: inter – is a prefix nation – is the root al – is a bound morpheme (suffix) (relating to the meaning of nation)

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  • Anonymous Do es "international" contain bound morphemes?
  • My limited awareness of ‘morphemes’ tells me that: inter – is a prefix nation – is the root al – is a bound morpheme (suffix) (relating to the meaning of nation)
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AnonymousDoes "international" contain bound morphemes?
My limited awareness of ‘morphemes’ tells me that:
inter – is a prefix
nation – is the root
al – is a bound morpheme (suffix) (relating to the meaning of nation)
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AnonymousDoes "international" contains contain bound morphemes?
Yes. Prefixes and suffixes are always considered bound, so "inter" and "al" are bound morphemes. The root "nation" is also bound. It is a matter of opinion whether you should break down "nation" further into "na
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I'd say that 'nation' was a free morpheme. It can stand alone or combine with other morphemes - nation, nations, national, international, supranational.
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fivejedjonI'd say that 'nation' was a free morpheme.
Ach! So would I. I don't know what I was thinking.

CJ
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