AFFIXATION
BY
ELLA NURMALA SARI
PRISCA LISADORA
TIARA DWI PUTRI
PRISCA LISADORA
Affixation
Affixes are the bound morphemes
which are added to base forms of words.
Yule, 2010 defines affixes as "a large
number of small “bits” of the English
language which are not usually given
separate listings in dictionaries.
Types of affixes on the basis
of places
• Prefixes
• Suffixes
• Confixes
• Infixes
prefixes
Affixes that are added in beginning
of any root word are called prefixes. In
the above example, "re-" and "dis-" are
prefixes as they have been added in the
beginning of the base form "cover".
• Justice > Injustice
• Grammatical > Ungrammatical
• Hear > Overhear
suffixes
Affixes that are added in end of any root
word are called suffixes. In "covers" and
"covered", for example, "-s" and "-ed" are
suffixes because they get added into the
root in end of the word.
Some common examples of suffixes are:
• -ful: Respect > Respectful
• -ish: Fool > Foolish
• -ist Marx > Marxist
Infixes
Affixes which get added in mid part
of a single root word are called infixes.
In Standard English grammar, infixes do
not exist.
Example :
• Unacceptability
• Unverifiable
circumfixes
Circumfixes are exact opposites of
infixes. They round / circle the root word. That
means, a circumfix gets divided into two parts
and these two parts are placed in beginning and
end of the root word respectively.
Example :
• en- -en in enlighten
• em- -en in embolden
Thank you

affixation in morphology

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    AFFIXATION BY ELLA NURMALA SARI PRISCALISADORA TIARA DWI PUTRI PRISCA LISADORA
  • 2.
    Affixation Affixes are thebound morphemes which are added to base forms of words. Yule, 2010 defines affixes as "a large number of small “bits” of the English language which are not usually given separate listings in dictionaries.
  • 3.
    Types of affixeson the basis of places • Prefixes • Suffixes • Confixes • Infixes
  • 4.
    prefixes Affixes that areadded in beginning of any root word are called prefixes. In the above example, "re-" and "dis-" are prefixes as they have been added in the beginning of the base form "cover". • Justice > Injustice • Grammatical > Ungrammatical • Hear > Overhear
  • 5.
    suffixes Affixes that areadded in end of any root word are called suffixes. In "covers" and "covered", for example, "-s" and "-ed" are suffixes because they get added into the root in end of the word. Some common examples of suffixes are: • -ful: Respect > Respectful • -ish: Fool > Foolish • -ist Marx > Marxist
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    Infixes Affixes which getadded in mid part of a single root word are called infixes. In Standard English grammar, infixes do not exist. Example : • Unacceptability • Unverifiable
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    circumfixes Circumfixes are exactopposites of infixes. They round / circle the root word. That means, a circumfix gets divided into two parts and these two parts are placed in beginning and end of the root word respectively. Example : • en- -en in enlighten • em- -en in embolden
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