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Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.What is the difference between root and stem?
【正确答案】：

A ROOT IS THE BASIC FORM OF A WORD WHICH CANNOT BE FURTHER ANALYZED WITHOUT TOTAL LOSS OF IDENTITY, WHILE A STEM CAN BE DEFINED AS A FORM TO WHICH AFFIXES OF ANY KIND CAN BE ADDED.

【题目解析】：词根是一个词的基本形式，这个形式若再分析下去就不再是这个词了。词干可以定义为任何词缀都可以添加的一个形式。