AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A “base, ” or “root” is a morpheme in a word that gives the word its principle meaning. An example of a “free base” morpheme is woman in the word womanly. An example of a “bound base” morpheme is-sent in the word dissent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bound, free, inflectional and derivational are types of morphemes.

Detailed explanation-3: -"-s". English example: The word “unbreakable” has three morphemes: “un-", a bound morpheme; “break", a free morpheme; and “-able", a bound morpheme. “un-” is also a prefix, “-able” is a suffix.

Detailed explanation-4: -Morphemes are divided into different structural types. They include prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes. All these bound morphemes are regarded as affixes. Bound morphemes perform two basic functions; derivational and inflectional.