<Li> Derivational morphemes , when combined with a root , change either the semantic meaning or part of speech of the affected word . For example , in the word happiness , the addition of the bound morpheme - ness to the root happy changes the word from an adjective ( happy ) to a noun ( happiness ) . In the word unkind , un - functions as a derivational morpheme , for it inverts the meaning of the word formed by the root kind . Generally , the affixes used with a root word are bound morphemes . </Li>
<Li> Derivational morphemes , when combined with a root , change either the semantic meaning or part of speech of the affected word . For example , in the word happiness , the addition of the bound morpheme - ness to the root happy changes the word from an adjective ( happy ) to a noun ( happiness ) . In the word unkind , un - functions as a derivational morpheme , for it inverts the meaning of the word formed by the root kind . Generally , the affixes used with a root word are bound morphemes . </Li>
which morpheme is added to adjectives to turn them into nouns
which morpheme is added to adjectives to turn them into nouns
Derivational morphemes
Derivational morphemes