whole sentence is :
morphemes are only "abstract elements of analysis" and they do not occur as separate forms in language.
Sentences must begin with a capital letter. Otherwise, that sentence is correct English, but consider putting a comma before "and", and check that the quotation marks are appropriate. I'm not sure that the sentence is factually correct, however, since some morphemes ("free" morphemes) may occur independently.
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Sentences must begin with a capital letter.
Otherwise, that sentence is correct English, but consider putting a comma before "and", and check that the quotation marks are appropriate. I'm not sure that the sentence is factually correct, however, since some morphemes ("free" morphemes) may occur independently.