Analyze and comment on the following.Analyze the morphological structure of the following words in terms of free morpheme, then explain the differences between the two kinds of morphemes: unhappily, idealistic.
Analyze and comment on the following.Analyze the morphological structure of the following words in terms of free morpheme, then explain the differences between the two kinds of morphemes: unhappily, idealistic.
【正确答案】:

(1)EACH OF THE TWO WORDS CONSISTS OF THREE MORPHEMES:UNHAPPILY (UN+HAPPY+LY), IDEALISTIC (IDEAL+IST+IC).
(2)“HAPPY” AND “IDEAL” ARE FREE MORPHEMES;UN-,-LY,-IST AND-IC ARE BOUND MORPHEMES.
(3)FREE MORPHEMES HAVE COMPLETE MEANINGS IN THEMSELVES AND CAN BE USED AS FREE GRAMMATICAL UNITS IN SENTENCES. BOUND MORPHEMES MUST BE BOUND TO OTHER MORPHEMES TO FORM WORDS. 


【题目解析】:(1)Each of the two words consists of three morphemes: unhappily (un+happy+ly), idealistic (ideal+ist+ic).(2)“Happy” and “ideal” are free morphemes; un-,-ly,-ist and-ic are bound morphemes.(3)Free morphemes have complete meanings in themselves and can be used as free grammatical units in sentences. Bound morphemes must be bound to other morphemes to form words.
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