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• Bound morpheme
  A '''bound morpheme''' is a morphological element that can only appear as a proper sub ...it, forming a word) also cannot occur freely in syntax and may be called a bound morpheme for this reason.
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• Root
  ...oot'' is a term which is not uniquely defined. Some linguists consider the root to be the basic [[free morpheme]] in a [[derivation|derived form]]. In the words ''un-ripe'', ''rip-en'' and ''rip-er'', the root is each time ''ripe''. The [[morpheme]]s un-. -en and -er have grammatical
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• Prefix
  A '''prefix''' is a [[bound morpheme]] (or [[affix]]) which attaches at the lefthand side of a [[base]] :::''"Prefixes are affixes which precede the root with which they are most closely associated."'' (Gleason 1955:59)
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• Affix
  ...ot]]s. The element to which an affix attaches to is called the [[base]] or root. ...n-, pre, circum- or post-) is so formally weak that it harmonises with the root.
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