Fusional languages merge grammatical information like tense, number, and gender into single morphemes. This contrasts with isolating languages where words…
A free morpheme is a word that can stand alone and has meaning. It's the smallest meaningful unit in a…
A discontinuous morpheme is a morpheme that is split into two or more parts, separated by other morphemes. It's common…
A derivational affix is a morpheme added to a word's root or stem to create a new word, often changing…
Circumfixation is a morphological process where a morpheme is attached to a root word on both sides simultaneously. It's a…
A circumfix is a type of affix that surrounds the root of a word, consisting of two parts, one preceding…
A bound morpheme is a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word and must be attached to another morpheme,…
Agglutinative languages combine morphemes, each with a single grammatical meaning, into long words. This contrasts with isolating and fusional languages,…
Affixation is a morphological process where affixes are attached to a word's root or stem to form a new word…
An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form.…