Morpheme

Substitution is often used to test whether X (a character or

a syllable) is a morpheme or not

1 word = 1 morpheme = two syllables

E.g. roses (cf. curry, trumpets)
| ?
? |

E.g.
| ? corals
? |

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Morpheme
1 word = 1 morpheme = 2 syllables

E.g. camels
| ?
? |

1 word = 2 morphemes = 2 syllables

E.g. camels hair (cf. coffee C:
| camels hump dark coffee light
| cats hair coffee color* a
cup of coffee)

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