Books /Patterns in English Affixation

9781639874231

English

(2022)

$ 154

Affixation is the morphological process in which bound morphemes are linked to roots or stems to mark changes in meaning, part of speech, or grammatical relations. Affixes take on many forms and carry out various functions. They connect to a root or stem to form a new word, or a variant form of the same word. There are prominently two types of affixes in the English language. The prefix precedes the root or stem, while the suffix follows it. Derivational affixes develop new words by changing the definitional meaning or the grammatical category of a word. Inflectional affixes demonstrate grammatical contrast or the grammatical relationships between words. Both prefixes and suffixes can be derivational in English, but only suffixes can be inflectional. This book outlines the patterns and applications of affixation in the English language in detail. The topics included herein on this subject are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to the readers. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.