CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are morphemes?
A
Two or more words
B
Smallest meaningful units
C
Composed of many words (infinite)
D
Basic Sounds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in language providing the foundation of language and can not be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning. It has relatively the same stable meaning in different verbal environments. The study of morphemes is called Morphology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Morphemes, like prefixes, suffixes and base words, are defined as the smallest meaningful units of meaning. Morphemes are important for phonics in both reading and spelling, as well as in vocabulary and comprehension.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, it could be concluded that in speech, the smallest unit of meaning is ‘morpheme’. Additional Information. syllable. The smallest unit of speech that normally occurs in isolation, or a distinct sound element within a word.

Detailed explanation-4: -A morpheme is the smallest of meaning in a language. The study of morphemes is called morphology. There are many different types of morphemes. Morphemes can change the meaning of a word depending on how it is used.

Detailed explanation-5: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning, for example, the word play has one morpheme, that is, play, and the past tense of play, played, has two morphemes play and ed.

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