Transcript Affixation (continued)

Affixation (continued)
Deny A. Kwary
http://www.kwary.net
Airlanga University
Homework (Group Assignment):
1.Define and give examples of the six types of affixes:
infix, confix, interfix, simulfix, superfix, dan transfix.
Examples can be derived from English, Indonesian, or
Arabic.
2. List English Prefixes which are NOT mentioned on
page 146. Determine the word class and give two
examples for each prefix.
3. List English Suffixes which are NOT mentioned on pp.
145-146. Determine the word class and give two
examples for each suffix.
Suggested Answers
1. Read the article:
Delapan Jenis Afiks: “Analisis Afiks Bahasa
Arab, Bahasa Indonesia, dan Bahasa Inggris.”
By Deny Arnos Kwary, 2004.
2 & 3. Read the article:
Prefixation and Suffixation in A Comprehensive
Grammar of the English Language. By.
Randolph Quirk at al., 1985. pp. 1540–1558.
Constraints on Derivation
The suffix –ant
Contest  contestant
Defend  defendant
Hunt  *Huntant  Hunter
WHY?
The suffix –ant can combine only with
Latinate bases.
Constraints on Derivation
The suffix –en
white  whiten
dark  darken
green  *greenen
WHY?
The suffix –en can combine only a monosyllabic
base that ends in an obstruent (pp. 149–150).
How about large ?  largen ?
The suffix –en can combine only a monosyllabic
germanic base that ends in an obstruent (Kwary, 2004).
AFFIXATION
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