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MORPHOLOGY MULTIPLE AFFIXATION
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Exploring word form Combining bases with derivational morpheme Latin root –dict- means “speak, say”. (diction, dictate, dictatorial, benediction, etc.) Contradictory and contradictoriness (several affixes)
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Take the free morpheme “nation” and add to it as many prefixes and suffixes as you can.
National Nationalise Denationalisation Antidenationalisation Preantidenationalisation Denationalise
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Compounding A compound word contains at least two bases which are both words or at any rate, root morpheme. Try to analise these compound words into their constituent. Teapot, week-end, hairdresser, kind-hearted
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Conversion We can see that complex words are made from affixation and compounding. There is another alternative way in forming a complex words by using conversion. Conversion is used without modifying the form of the input word that serves as the base. Thus head can be a noun or verb.
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Identify The head of the village school has arrived
The heads of the village schools have arrived She will head the village school. She headed that scool.
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