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derivatives have, and the second is whether we should consider this type of infixation as part of English word-formation component or
not. From a phonological point of view these forms are completely regular. From a semantic point of view, one could
perhaps argue that expletive infixation does not create a new lexeme because the core meaning of the base word is not affected.
However, the derived word tells us something about the speaker’s attitude, which is a newmeaning. Treating expletive infixation as
regular wordformation is also in wline with the idea…that diminutives (like doggy) and augmentatives (like super-cool) are instances of
wordformation.
Four types of affixes: An infix is placed within a word; they are rare in English ( -o- narcology -i- calciferous )
22. Combining forms
23. Back-formation
“…a kind of derivation in reverse, in which a supposed affix is removed from a word”. It is the process of forming a
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