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What is an affix?
A morpheme that is ATTACHED to A WORD STEM to form a NEW WORD
*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
-affix
Prefix
An affix that occurs before a morpheme
unUnhappy
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).