LINA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Adverb
14 Sep 2015
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Suffixation: process of adding a suffix which is a bound morpheme to the end of a root or base ex. tall + -er taller. Suppletion replaces a morpheme with an entirely different morpheme to indicate a grammatical contrast ex. present to past: french verb avoir (to have) eu go went is are. Turkish: abuk: quickly abuk abuk: very quickly: partial reduplication copies only part of the base ex. Tagalog (a language): takbuh: run tatakbuh: will run. Conversion/zero derivation: process that assigns an already existing word to a new syntactic category, often considered a type of derivation, because of the change in the category and the meaning that is brings about, ex. Compounding: when several different words are strung together ex. girlfriend, paper clip, overtake. Acronyms: derived from the initials of other words, pronounced as a new word, ex. Unicef: united nations international children"s emergency fund, nasa,
