Question

Which of the following provides the best definition of morpheme?

1. a sentence in its simplest form
or
2.the smallest meaningful part of a word
or
3.the study of symbolic meanings

Answer 1

The answer is 2. the smallest meaninful part of a word

Answer 2

The correct answer is 2 the smallest meaningful part of a word.

According to the Oxford dictionary, a morpheme is defined as: "A meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming)." or "A morphological element considered in respect of its functional relations in a linguistic system"