Free Morpheme

Definition

A free morpheme can occur independently as a monomorphemic word and does not necessarily require additional morphemes.

Examples

Examples in the Skwxwu7mesh Context of Free Standing Roots which Demonstrate Free Morphemes (Jacobs, 2011, p. 438)

Examples in the Halkomelem Context of Nouns that are All Free Morphemes (Suttles, 2004, p. 199)

References

Jacobs, P. W. (2011). Control in Skwxwu7mesh. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of British Columbia].

Suttles, W. (2004). Musqueum reference grammar. UBC Press. SFU Student Access.