Types of Forming Words. Derivation. Affixation

There are minor types of word-formation: shortening, blending, acronymy (graphical abbreviation), sound-interchange, sound-imitation, back-fomation and distinctive stress.

• There are minor types of word-formation: shortening, blending, acronymy (graphical abbreviation), sound-interchange, sound-imitation, back-fomation and distinctive stress.

Affixation (prefixation and suffixation) is the formation of words by adding derivational affixes (prefixes and suffixes) to bases. One distinguishes between derived words of different degrees of derivation.

• Affixation (prefixation and suffixation) is the formation of words by adding derivational affixes (prefixes and suffixes) to bases. One distinguishes between derived words of different degrees of derivation.

There are quite a number of polysemantic, homonymous and synonymous derivational affixes in Modern English.

• There are quite a number of polysemantic, homonymous and synonymous derivational affixes in Modern English.

Classifications of derivational affixes are based on different principles such as:

• Classifications of derivational affixes are based on different principles such as:

1) the lexico-grammatical character of the stem the affix is added to,

2) the part of speech formed,

3) the meaning,

4) the generalising denotational meaning,

5) the stylistic reference, etc.

The productivity of derivational affixes is relative and conditioned by various factors.

• The productivity of derivational affixes is relative and conditioned by various factors.

Many of the Modern English derivational affixes were at one time independent words. Others have always been known as suffixes or prefixes within the history of the English vocabulary. Some of them are of international currency.

• Many of the Modern English derivational affixes were at one time independent words. Others have always been known as suffixes or prefixes within the history of the English vocabulary. Some of them are of international currency.