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Clarissa888784 Posted 15 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Microwave (morpheme)

As to this word,my teacher says it is "one morpheme".I know "micro" is a bound root,but I don't know if "wave" is a bound root.Can you help me explain it?If "wave" is also a bound root,then I can say microwave is one morpheme made of two bound roots,right?

Thanks a LOT for your answer!!!^_^
  

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'Micro' is not a root; it is an affix. 'Wave' is a free root. 'Microwave' is two morphemes.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Micro' is not a root; it is an affix.
  • 'Wave' is a free root.
  • 'Microwave' is two morphemes.
  • Please google all those phrases.
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'Micro' is not a root; it is an affix. 'Wave' is a free root. 'Microwave' is two morphemes. Please google all those phrases.
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