Role of Morphemes in the Structure of Words

a simple English word consists of at least. one root. and, in principal, any number of affixes, from zero on up . in-con-sist-ent ( two prefixes (in-con-) one root (sist-) one suffix (-ent) 2. Roots and stems. morphologically complex words consist of . a . root + one or more . morpheme(s) a . root. morpheme + affix = stem. the stem may or may ... ................
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