| 词汇 | affixation |
| 释义 | affixation noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌæf.ɪkˈseɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌæf.ɪkˈseɪ.ʃən/ language specialized the process of adding an affix(= a letter or group of letters with a particular meaning added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word), or a letter or group of letters that are added like this: Languages differ in their use of affixation. Errors such as "bringed" are due to the child applying a regular (-ed) affixation rule to irregular verbs. Indonesian has a rich system of morphemes or affixations. Related word affix In this chapter we look at vocabulary, covering borrowings, core words, affixation, and compounding. In the Dusun language (Philippines) a verb is always signalled by affixation. "Bangun" means to develop or to rise, while the affixations "pe-" and "-an" imply that this is a process or activity. Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon -ative affix agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction ion ism libfix monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme morphological suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's |
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