These are the basic, irreducible units of meaning in a word, and they can stand alone as a word or be combined with other morphemes to form more complex words. For example, "gard" in "gardener" is a root morpheme that means "to tend or cultivate".
These are the basic, irreducible units of meaning in a word, and they can stand alone as a word or be combined with other morphemes to form more complex words. For example, "gard" in "gardener" is a root morpheme that means "to tend or cultivate".