Inglise leksikoloogia
Affixes are native and borrowed. Native ones are those that existed in OE period (ish, dom, ful, teen).
They used to be indipendent words. Foreign affixixes are viewed according to the lg they come from
(nt, Latin- able; deca-dent, expect-ancy)
Hybrids are for example read plus able. Some words have elements that belong to different languages,
they are hybrids. Diminutive suffixes express fondness or a small size (nt, daddy, booklet, pussykin).
Derigatory express neg attitude (nt, gangster) . Negative prefixes are un, non, mis dis
.
9. composition ehk compound.
The pattern of composition is a combination of 2 or more stems. Compounds are spelt either as one
word or with an hyphen. Compounds are completely motivated (nt, dining-room), partly motivated (nt,
flower-bed), absent (nt, fiddle, viiul). Stress on the first part (nt, doorway); primary stress on the first
part, secondary stress on the second part (nt, shop-keeper)