English Lexicology (In) Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed
“Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” English Lexicology (II)
Contents 5. Word-Formation I: the Major Processes LD 6. Word-Formation II: the Minor Processes D 7 Motivation To be continued 2005 IE YEAR O ANGUAGES
English Lexicology(II) 2 Contents ◼ 5. Word-Formation I: the Major Processes ◼ 6. Word-Formation II: the Minor Processes ◼ 7. Motivation To be continued
Chapter 5 Word-Formation 1: The Major Processes 5.1 General Remarks 5.2 Prefixation 5.3 Suffixation 5. 4 Conversion 5.5 Compounding
Chapter 5 Word-Formation I: The Major Processes 5.1 General Remarks 5.2 Prefixation 5.3 Suffixation 5.4 Conversion 5.5 Compounding
5.1 General remarks 求 The three major processes affixation or derivation (17.5%) Prefixation suffixation conversion(10.5%) composition or compounding(27%) 米 English Lexicology (m)
English Lexicology(II) 4 5.1 General Remarks ◼ The three major processes ◼ affixation or derivation (17.5%) ◼ Prefixation ◼ suffixation ◼ conversion (10.5%) ◼ composition or compounding (27%)
5.2 Prefixation 求 The definition of prefixation Prefixation is the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stems. Prefixes do not generally change the word-class of the stem but only modify its meaning However, there is an insignificant number of class- changing prefixes Non-class- changing prefixes: natural-unnatural, like-dislike fair unfair Class-changing prefixes: force-enforce, danger-endanger, form deform, little -belittle, war-postwar, college-intercollege 米 English Lexicology (m)
English Lexicology(II) 5 5.2 Prefixation ◼ The definition of prefixation ◼ Prefixation is the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stems. Prefixes do not generally change the word-class of the stem but only modify its meaning. However, there is an insignificant number of classchanging prefixes ◼ Non-class-changing prefixes: natural-unnatural, like-dislike, fairunfair ◼ Class-changing prefixes: force-enforce, danger-endanger, formdeform, little-belittle, war-postwar, college-intercollege