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the smallest meaningful unit of language that carries a distinct semantic or grammatical function and cannot be further divided into smaller parts with independent meaning
What is a "morph"?
A morph is the smallest unit of language that represents a specific meaning or grammatical function. It refers to the physical form that a morpheme takes in a specific context, which can be a single sound or a combination of sounds that conveys meaning. For example, in the word "cats", there are two morphs: "cat", which is the base word representing the animal, and "s", which indicates that there is more than one. Morphs can be classified as free, which can stand alone as words, or bound, which must attach to a base word. Understanding morphs is important for analyzing how words are constructed and how they function in communication.
