英语词汇学教程 张唯友 affixation

Affixation

tion,also called derivation,is the formation of new words by

adding affixes to tion Includes prefixation and suffixation

according to the types of Affixes used to forms new words.

ation is to create new words by adding prefixes to base while

suffixation makes new words by adding suffixes to base.

lly speaking,prefixes do not change part of speech of base but

only modify their meaning whereas suffixes do change part of speech

but seldom modify the meaning of bases.

best way to classify prefixes is on the basis of meaning because

prefixes only change the meaning of bases in general.

5. non-smoker incapable impractical

disobey insecurity irrelevant

immature inability/disability unofficially

unwillingness illegal disagreement

illogical disloyal inconvenient

non-athletic

6. harden horrify modernize

memorize falsify apologize

deepen glorify sterilize

lengthen intensify beautify

fatten sympathize

a. apologize b. beautify

d. sympathized

g. memorizing

7. a. employee

d. waitress

c. lengthening

e. to fatten f. falsify/harden

h. Sterilize

c. participant

f. teacher

b. politician

e. conductor

g. pianist h. examinee/examiner

8.

trans- = across: transcontinental, trans-world

mono- = one: monorail, monoculture

super- = over, above: superstructure, supernatural

auto- = self: autobiography, automobile

sub- = bad, badly: malpractice, malnutrition

mini- = little, small: minicrisis, miniwar

pre- = before: prehistorical, preelection

ex- = former: ex-teacher, ex-filmer