Word structure: morphemes and lexemes

This will be the first video of the block of lexicon. In this video we will explain the word structure: morphemes and lexemes.

The word is a linguistic sign formed by the union of signified and signifier and has a double articulation (monemes and phonemes).

In this lesson we will study monemes, which are the smallest units endowed with meaning.

The monemas they are divided into morphemes and lexemes.

• lexemes: It is the nucleus or root that provides the basic meaning of the word.
• morphemes: They are units of grammatical meaning that serve to modify or complete the meaning of the lexemes.

There are two types of morphemes:

• independent: When they form words by themselves: determiners, prepositions, conjunctions and pronouns.
• dependents: Morphemes that join the lexemes to modify or complete the meaning of the lexemes: derivatives or affixes and inflections.

You will understand all this better if you watch the video since I will explain it in more detail and with examples that illustrate it.

Also, if you want to practice what you learned in today's lesson, you can do the

printable exercises with their solutions that I have left you on the web.