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*The example "prefer" for base words is not correct in the video. "prefer" is a base word and not a root, as said in the video, because it consists of two morphemes. The problem occurs when saying it is not a stem. The morpheme "fer" is not a stem as it has no lexical meaning, which is also what is said in the video. "prefer" in its entirety is a stem with lexical meaning. So "prefer" is a base word and a stem.

In this episode, Gilbert dives into the world of morphology and explores the linguistic topic of root words, base words and stems, the keys to linguistic structure. What are root words? What are base words? What are stems? How are they connected and what is the difference between them? Explore the answers to these questions in the video and learn more about how languages work!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Root Words
1:11 Stems
1:54 Base Words
2:27 Example
3:34 Summary & Outro


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