2. { word-formation }
You can modify the meaning of any
root by adding a derivational suffix.
The new root+suffix compound then
acts as if it were a root itself, and can
be modified further by adding more
derivational suffixes..
3. prince – princess
the suffix -ess relates princess to prince
with a change of meaning indicating gender
4. V N adj
derive - derivation – derivational
the suffixes ation (n.) and al (adj.
suffixes
act (n.) –ive active (adj.)
active (adj.) –ate activate (v.)
5. -ity can be added to-able, but
the result is -ability
(e.g. suitability)
6. example example
suffix making original suffixed
word word
-cian music musician
-ess nouns god goddess
-al arrive arrival
-ary imagine imaginary
adjectives sorrow sorrowful
-ful
forget forgetful
-ly adverbs helpful helpfully
terror terrorize
-ize verbs
private privatize
7. Derivational paradigm
“Is a set of related words composed of the
same base morpheme and all the
derivational affixes that can go with this
base” [Stageberg,1965: ]
E.g.: child:
childish, childishly, childishness
, childlike, childless, childhood
head:
ahead, behead, header, headlong,
headship, heady, subhead.
