Linguistics

bound morphemes: derivational and inflectional

Derivational
  • serve the function to derive or create a new word from existing base
  • i.e. unhappy, happily, teacher, agreement
 
Inflectional
  • serve the funcion to adapt words according to grammatical context
     --> remains within same grammatical category
  • i.e. books, waits - waited - was waiting

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