affix

Example:The affix -ation is often used in English to denote an action or state, such as in the word ‘education’, which means the process of being educated or the state of being educated.

Definition:A supplementary word element added before or after another to form a word, as the Latin prefix ‘un-’ in ‘unhappy’, or the Anglo-Saxon suffix ‘-age’ in ‘damage’.

Example:The linguist carefully studied the process of affixing, noting how different prefixes and suffixes could change the meaning and grammatical function of a word.

Definition:The act of adding an affix to a word.

Example:When forming a word like ‘unbelievable’, the prefix ‘un-’ indicates the negation or absence of the quality being described.

Definition:An affix that is added to the beginning of a word or base, as in ‘unhappy’.

Example:In the word ‘reducing’, the suffix ‘-ing’ turns a verb into a present participle.

Definition:An affix that is added to the end of a word or base, as in ‘suffering’.

Example:The affixational system of English is complex, allowing for the creation of numerous derived words through the use of prefixes and suffixes.

Definition:Of or relating to affixation; the process of adding affixes to words.

Example:While affixation is a way of creating new words, compounding, like in the word ‘blackboard’, can also be a method of vocabulary expansion.

Definition:The process of forming new words by combining the roots or bases of two or more words, rather than adding affixes.

Example:The derivation of the word ‘unbelievable’ involves both an affix (the prefix ‘un-’) and a verb (‘believe’).

Definition:The process of forming a new word from an existing word by adding an affix, or by changing roots.

Example:Inflection in English often involves the use of suffixes like ‘-s’ for the third person singular of a verb or ‘-ed’ for the past tense.

Definition:A change in a word form to indicate a difference in grammatical function, sometimes achieved by the addition of affixes.

Example:The language's additive structure allows for the creation of words with rich meanings through the addition of affixes.

Definition:Relating to or characterized by addition, especially the addition of affixes to words.

Example:The agglutinative nature of Turkish is evident in how it adds suffixes to words to change their grammatical function, as seen in the word ‘errar’ (was given) which can be derived from the root ‘rar’ (to give) with the past tense suffix ‘-ar’.

Definition:A property of languages where words are formed by the unifying (agglutinating) of separate stems or roots with constant affixes, rather than through internal modification.