LINA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pipili, Suppletion, Life Insurance
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* note the diagrams and pictures were taken from the lecture slides. Word formation processes: different ways to create new words. Derivation vs. inflection: derivational affixes creates or derive new words, e. g. contain able, transform -ation. Inflectional affixes produce a different form of the word (indicate grammatical information: walk ed , cat s. Differences between derivation and inflection: derivational affixes, change the meaning (concept) E. g. un + happy = not happy : and / or change the part of speech: E. g judge (verb) + -ment = judgment (noun: limited productivity. *helpant, fightant: can"t add ant to help and fight: are added before any inflectional affixes e. g. modern- iz(e) er s. Inf. e. g. commit ment s: ness usually attached to adjective, word formation rule: adj + -ness n. Inflectional affixes: never changes part of speech or the core concept. E. g big bigger (both adj. : extremely productive: applies to most members of the class.
