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Word-formation
BASE ( as distinct from STEM- a part of the word remaining after every
affix has been removed)
e.g. friend – stem
friendly= friend+ly ( stem = base + affix)
unfriendly = un + friendly (friendly is a base but not the stem)
Derivation:
friend noun
friend+ly noun >adjective
un+friend+ly adjective > adjective
un+friend+li-ness adjective > noun
Chief processes by which the BASE may be modified:
AFFIXATION
a) Prefixation -adding a prefix to the base, with or without a change of
word-class e.g. author – co-author
b) Suffixation- adding a suffix to the base, with or without a change of
word-class e.g. drive – driver
CONVERSION (‘zero affixation’) assigning the base to a different word
class without changing its form ( e.g. drive v.- drive n.)
COMPOUNDING – adding one base to another ( hang+man=hangman)
• Prefixation
• Generally does not alter the word-class of the base
• Productive prefixes have a light stress on their first syllable eg.
/pre’fabricated/
• Negative prefixes meaning example
• UN- the opposite of, not unfair
• NON- not non-smoker
• IN-/IL-/IM-/IR- not insane
• DIS- not dislike
• A- lacking in amoral
Prefixation
Reversative meaning examples
or privative prefixes
UN- to reverse action untie
to deprive of unhorse
DE- to reverse action deforestation
DIS- to reverse /deprive disconnect
Pejorative prefixes meaning examples
MIS- wrongly misinform
MAL- badly malfunction
PSEUDO- false/imitation pseudo-intellectual
Prefixation
Prefixes of degree/ size meaning examples
• ARCH- highest, worst archduke
• SUPER- above, more than better supernatural
• OUT- to do sth. faster, longer… outlive
• SUR- over and above surtax
• SUB- lower/less than substandard
• OVER- too much overconfident
• UNDER- too little underprivileged
• HYPER- extremely hypercritical
• ULTRA- extremely, beyond ultra-modern
• MINI- little mini-van
Prefixation
• Prefixes of attitude meaning examples
CO- with, joint cooperate
COUNTER- in opposition to counteract
ANTI- against anti-clockwise
PRO- on the side of pro-Common Market
Locative prefixes
SUPER- over superstructure
SUB- beneath, lesser in rank subconscious
INTER- between, among international
TRANS- across, from one place
to another transplant
Prefixation
• Prefixes of time/order meaning examples
• FORE- before forknowledge
• PRE- before pre-marital
• POST- after post-war
• EX- former ex-husband
• RE- again, back re-evaluate
• Number prefixes
• UNI-, MONO one unilateral
• BI-, DI-, two bilingual
• TRI- three tripartite
• MULTY-, POLY- many multi-racial
Prefixation
• Other prefixes
• AUTO- self autobiography
• NEO- new, revived neo-Gothic
• PAN- all. world-wide pan-American
• PROTO- first, original prototype
• SEMI- half semicircle
• VICE deputy vice-president
• Conversion prefixes
• BE- N to Adj. bewigged, bespectacled
• EN- N to V enslave
• A- V to predicative Adj. afloat

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Word formation

  • 1. Word-formation BASE ( as distinct from STEM- a part of the word remaining after every affix has been removed) e.g. friend – stem friendly= friend+ly ( stem = base + affix) unfriendly = un + friendly (friendly is a base but not the stem) Derivation: friend noun friend+ly noun >adjective un+friend+ly adjective > adjective un+friend+li-ness adjective > noun
  • 2. Chief processes by which the BASE may be modified: AFFIXATION a) Prefixation -adding a prefix to the base, with or without a change of word-class e.g. author – co-author b) Suffixation- adding a suffix to the base, with or without a change of word-class e.g. drive – driver CONVERSION (‘zero affixation’) assigning the base to a different word class without changing its form ( e.g. drive v.- drive n.) COMPOUNDING – adding one base to another ( hang+man=hangman)
  • 3. • Prefixation • Generally does not alter the word-class of the base • Productive prefixes have a light stress on their first syllable eg. /pre’fabricated/ • Negative prefixes meaning example • UN- the opposite of, not unfair • NON- not non-smoker • IN-/IL-/IM-/IR- not insane • DIS- not dislike • A- lacking in amoral
  • 4. Prefixation Reversative meaning examples or privative prefixes UN- to reverse action untie to deprive of unhorse DE- to reverse action deforestation DIS- to reverse /deprive disconnect Pejorative prefixes meaning examples MIS- wrongly misinform MAL- badly malfunction PSEUDO- false/imitation pseudo-intellectual
  • 5. Prefixation Prefixes of degree/ size meaning examples • ARCH- highest, worst archduke • SUPER- above, more than better supernatural • OUT- to do sth. faster, longer… outlive • SUR- over and above surtax • SUB- lower/less than substandard • OVER- too much overconfident • UNDER- too little underprivileged • HYPER- extremely hypercritical • ULTRA- extremely, beyond ultra-modern • MINI- little mini-van
  • 6. Prefixation • Prefixes of attitude meaning examples CO- with, joint cooperate COUNTER- in opposition to counteract ANTI- against anti-clockwise PRO- on the side of pro-Common Market Locative prefixes SUPER- over superstructure SUB- beneath, lesser in rank subconscious INTER- between, among international TRANS- across, from one place to another transplant
  • 7. Prefixation • Prefixes of time/order meaning examples • FORE- before forknowledge • PRE- before pre-marital • POST- after post-war • EX- former ex-husband • RE- again, back re-evaluate • Number prefixes • UNI-, MONO one unilateral • BI-, DI-, two bilingual • TRI- three tripartite • MULTY-, POLY- many multi-racial
  • 8. Prefixation • Other prefixes • AUTO- self autobiography • NEO- new, revived neo-Gothic • PAN- all. world-wide pan-American • PROTO- first, original prototype • SEMI- half semicircle • VICE deputy vice-president • Conversion prefixes • BE- N to Adj. bewigged, bespectacled • EN- N to V enslave • A- V to predicative Adj. afloat