These words can also have other morphemes added to the. These words mean something, can stand by themselves, and cannot be broken down into smaller units. Examples of free morphemes are ocean, establish, book, color, connect, and hinge.
Base, root or free morphemes are word that have meaning, cannot be broken-down into smaller parts, and can have other morphemes added to them. Each morpheme is different from the others because each singles a distinct meaning. Morphemes are considered minimal because if they were subdivided any further, they would become meaningless. A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. It describes how words are formed out of more basic elements of language called morphemes. Morphology is the study of word structure. These include morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and phonology. Speech-language pathologists study these subfields of language and are specially trained to assess and treat language and its subfields. Linguists, specialists in linguistics, have traditionally analyzed language in terms of several subfields of study. Linguistics is the study of language, its structure, and the rules that govern its structure.
