1.Morphemes(词素) The morpheme is the minimum or smallest grammatical unit,also the smallest meaningful element of speech.Morphemes fall into two categories:free morphemes and bound morphemes. 1)Free morphemes A free morpheme has a complete meaning and can stand by itself as a simple word.It can sometimes act as a complete utterance in connected speech.For example:desk,chair, kind,cruel. 55 1.Morphemes(词素) The morpheme is the minimum or smallest grammatical unit, also the smallest meaningful element of speech. Morphemes fall into two categories: free morphemes and bound morphemes. 1)Free morphemes A free morpheme has a complete meaning and can stand by itself as a simple word. It can sometimes act as a complete utterance in connected speech. For example: desk, chair, kind, cruel