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BOUND MORPHEME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bound morpheme
1, record 1, English, bound%20morpheme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bound form 1, record 1, English, bound%20form
correct
- formant 1, record 1, English, formant
correct, rare
- formative 1, record 1, English, formative
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A morpheme which cannot be used alone as word with a distinct meaning, but only as an affix in conjunction with another morpheme ... 1, record 1, English, - bound%20morpheme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bound morpheme is one that must appear with at least one other morpheme, bound or free in a word. (Robins, R. H., General Linguistics: An Introductory survey. London; Longmans, Grem and company ltd., 1966, p. 206) 1, record 1, English, - bound%20morpheme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- morphème lié
1, record 1, French, morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monème grammatical 1, record 1, French, mon%C3%A8me%20grammatical
correct, masculine noun
- formant 2, record 1, French, formant
rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morphème qui ne peut se retrouver qu'uni à d'autres morphèmes. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez Bloomfield, la morphologie étudie les variations des formes des mots (unités lexicales comme unités grammaticales) dans lesquels les morphèmes liés figurent comme éléments constitutifs. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme morphème lié s'emploie surtout en linguistique distributionnelle. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lingüística diacrónica y etimología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- morfema ligado
1, record 1, Spanish, morfema%20ligado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morfema que no tiene significado por sí solo, para que tenga significado es necesario añadirlo a otro morfema. 2, record 1, Spanish, - morfema%20ligado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Morfema ligado. Aquel que no tiene sentido por sí solo. Los morfemas ligados cumplen dos funciones distintas: a) Cuando se añaden ciertos morfemas ligados a las palabras, se varía el significado de la palabra o parte de la oración. [...] b) [...] proporciona información adicional sobre una palabra o su función gramatical. 1, record 1, Spanish, - morfema%20ligado
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