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AFFIXATION

By: Aisyah Musfirah Nes Sandra

What is an affix?
A morpheme that is ATTACHED to A WORD STEM to form a NEW WORD

*Bound morphemes are also referred to AFFIXES.

*Bound morphemes= a morpheme that must be attached to another morpheme. eg: Retroactive = retro + act + ive Free morpheme = act Bound morphemes = retro-, -ive

Types of Affixes
Prefix Suffix Infix Interfix Circumfix Transfix

Summary of Affixation
Affix Confix

infix

prefix

suffix

interfix

circumfix

transfix

-base (root or stem)

-affix

Prefix
An affix that occurs before a morpheme

unUnhappy

Examples of Negative Prefixes: nondismalnon-functional disagree malnutrition

Prefix
The group that quantify over their base words meaning.
One Twice/two Many Half Uni- Unicellular, unibrow Bi- bilingual, biannual Multi- multipurpose, multicultural Semi- semifinal, semicircle

Suffix
An affix that occurs after a morpheme

Class preserving suffixation: -er lecturer -ian librarian -ist scientist -let piglet

Suffix
Class changing suffixation: Verb Noun eg: perform performance Adjective Adverb Eg: nice nicely Adjective Noun eg: active activity

Interfix
Technical compound words are formed from non-technical roots, an -o- interfix is sometimes used, as o has come to be seen as a connecting vowel (speed-o-meter, mile-o-meter)

Infix
An infix is an affix inserted inside a word stem (an existing word)

though cupful can be made plural as cupsful by inserting the plural s as an infix infixes sometimes occur in facetious creations like absobloodylutely (which some grammarians would rather describe as tmesis).

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