Discussion
Which of the following is true about Morphemes ?
Answer: B
The true statement is Function morphemes add detail and nuance to the meaning of the content morphemes.
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. Content morphemes carry the main meaning (words such as run, book), while function morphemes, such as prepositions, articles and grammatical suffixes like -s or -ed, add detail and nuance, signalling number, tense and relations between the content words.
The third option says 'largest unit', the reverse of the definition. The study of language above the level of the sentence is discourse analysis, not morpheme analysis. The first option's wording about a 'specific adaptation' does not describe content morphemes correctly.
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