Inglise leksikoloogia 2012
not the main meaning-bearing part (known as the `root'). The -ed of walked and the dis-
of dislike are examples.
Prefixes an element placed in the beginning of the word to adjust or to qualify its
meaning. (Become, forget, within, dismiss)
Suffixes an element placed in the end of the word to form a derivative. (maker, actor,
artist, vixen)
Infixes an element placed in the middle of the word. Almost no true infixes in English,
except for colloquial speech and chemical terminology. (Shiznit)
Combining forms A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in
combination with words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or
derivatives, as electro- in electromagnet or geo- in geochemistry.
Back-formation new words are formed by taking away affixes. (nt, connection, to
connect). This process is based on analogy. Back-form is word building and it means
coining verbs. (nt, butcher, to butch; sculptor, to sculpt, television, to televise). Rarely
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