zero morpheme

zero morpheme
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. le morphème zéro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The plural form of the English word "sheep" is often analyzed as containing a zero morpheme.La forme plurielle du mot anglais « sheep » est souvent analysée comme contenant un morphème zéro.
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