LINA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Intron, Life Insurance, Syntactic Category
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Aside from prefix, suffix, infix, circumfix (apply to location). In terms of function: word formation processes include derivation, inflection and compounds. Derivational affixes: create a new word; ex. contain-able, transform-ation: change the meaning (concept) ex. un- + happy = not happy, change the part of speech ex. judge (verb) + -ment = (noun, have limited productivity. Ex. warm + -th = warmth, but cold + -th =/= *coldth. Ex. assist + -ant = assistant, but fight + -ant =/= *fightant. Inflectional affixes: produce a different form of the same word (indicate grammatical information), ex. walked, walks, walking. Never changes part of speech or core concept: s: third person singular, ed: past tense, ing:progressive, en: past participle, extremely productive: applies to most members of the class , s: plural, s: possessive, er: comparative, est: superlative. All count nouns can be pluralized, ex. books, tables, spoons.
