to be the lead of the sleigh. Deer 1, 2, 3, 4: Oh, I hope, that is me! D1: May-be that's me! D2: Perhaps he chose me! D3: If he leaves me out, oh, I will get sick. D4: I want to help and I'm totally quick. Rudolph (whispering): I'd like to go too but I'm too shy to say and they don't want me anyway. (starts to cry, goes behind bushes, hiding, crying) (Santa comes.) Santa: So. The names of the team of my sleigh. Dasher! (1: Oh, yeah!) Dancer! (2: That's me!) Prancer! (3: Hurray!) Vixen! (4: Oh, yeah, cool!) Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen! D1,2: Look! The weather is not the best. D3,4: It's the thickest fog I have seen. E1: We have been put to the test or you call me just Mr Bean. D1: It's quite all right if we find a light. D2: But it must be strong and it must last long. (Rudolph: comes out of the bushes.) R: I can be the saver. So, I must be braver. At least I could tell them that I'm able to help them. (Goes to the others) Rudolph: I'm sorry, my nose
A prefix- is an element placed in the beginnig of the word to adjust or to qualifiy its meaning. A suffix- is an element placed in the end of the word to form a derviative such as ing and fy. Prefixes: be- become, for-forget, with-within, ad-admit, ac-accurse, af-affrax, co-co-operate, de-destroy, dis-dismiss, sub-submarine Suffixes: er- maker, or- actor, eer- mountineer, ier/yer- lawyer, ant- assistant, ent-student, ee- detainee, ist-artist, en-vixen, ess-actress, ine-heroine 9) Coversion A type of dervation where no suffix is used to change the word class. Catch as a verb and catch as a noun, brake-down as a verb and break-down as an adjective. 10) compounds Are formed by joining two or more root morphemes. Compounds are often idiomatic in meaning or at least not entirely transparent. Coffe plus pot equals coffeepot 11) Clipping Clipping ise the wordformation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its
Soccer-mom, botox, speed-dating, fashionista Affixation The adding of a grammatical element that is an integral part of a word, but is 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
–ier – collier, cashier, lawyer –ant – pendant, deodorant, assistant –ent – president, superintendent, student –ee – lessee, employee, refugee, escapee, devotee, absentee –ist – Marxist, communist, idealist, economist, perfectionist, racist, Buddhist o To form words of feminine gender -en – vixen -ess – princess, actress, seamstress, goddess, lioness, wife of ambassadress, mayoress, -ine – heroine, o Diminuatives -y - nicknames shorty, Johnny, Mummy, doggy -ie – birdie, doggie or independent formations – bookie, movie -en – maiden, chicken (not productive) -ling – darling, sibling, gosling, duckling, -kin – napkin
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And must our honour always rush to arms At the mere mention of illicit love? Or can we answer no attack upon it Except with blazing eyes and lips of scorn? For my part, I just laugh away such nonsense; I've no desire to make a loud to-do. Our virtue should, I think, be gentle-natured; Nor can I quite approve those savage prudes Whose honour arms itself with teeth and claws To tear men's eyes out at the slightest word. Heaven preserve me from that kind of honour! I like my virtue not to be a vixen, And I believe a quiet cold rebuff No less effective to repulse a lover. ORGON I know . . . and you can't throw me off the scent. ELMIRE Once more, I am astounded at your weakness; I wonder what your unbelief would answer, If I should let you see we've told the truth? ORGON See it? ELMIRE Yes. ORGON Nonsense. ELMIRE Come! If I should find A way to make you see it clear as day? ORGON All rubbish. ELMIRE What a man! But answer me. I'm not proposing now that you believe us;