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The document discusses the terms "root", "stem", and "base" as they relate to word formation. A root is the basic part of a word that cannot be further broken down. It remains after removing all affixes. A stem relates only to inflectional morphology and what remains after removing inflectional affixes. A base can be a root, stem, or any other form that affixes can be added to, including forms that are analyzable through derivation.

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The document discusses the terms "root", "stem", and "base" as they relate to word formation. A root is the basic part of a word that cannot be further broken down. It remains after removing all affixes. A stem relates only to inflectional morphology and what remains after removing inflectional affixes. A base can be a root, stem, or any other form that affixes can be added to, including forms that are analyzable through derivation.

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The document discusses the terms "root", "stem", and "base" as they relate to word formation. A root is the basic part of a word that cannot be further broken down. It remains after removing all affixes. A stem relates only to inflectional morphology and what remains after removing inflectional affixes. A base can be a root, stem, or any other form that affixes can be added to, including forms that are analyzable through derivation.

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Root, stem, base

Taken from: Bauer, Laurie (1983:20-21): English word-formation. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.

Root, stem and base are all terms used in the literature to designate that part of a word that
remains when all affixes have been removed.

A root is a form which is not further analysable, either in terms of derivational or inflectional
morphology. It is that part of word-form that remains when all inflectional and derivational affixes
have been removed. A root is the basic part always present in a lexeme. In the form untouchables
the root is touch, to which first the suffix -able, then the prefix un- and finally the suffix -s have
been added. In a compound word like wheelchair there are two roots, wheel and chair.

A stem is of concern only when dealing with inflectional morphology.


In the form untouchables the stem is untouchable, although in the form touched the stem is
touch; in the form wheelchairs the stem is wheelchair, even though the stem contains two roots.

A base is any form to which affixes of any kind can be added. This means that any root or any stem
can be termed a base, but the set of bases is not exhausted by the union of the set of roots and the
set of stems: a derivationally analysable form to which derivational affixes are added can only be
referred to as a base. That is, touchable can act as a base for prefixation to give untouchable, but in
this process touchable could not be referred to as a root because it is analysable in terms of
derivational morphology, nor as a stem since it is not the adding of inflectional affixes which is in
question.
What is the difference between root word and stem word?. Available from:
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[accessed Apr 11, 2017].

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