MORPHOLOGY MULTIPLE AFFIXATION
Exploring word form Combining bases with derivational morpheme Latin root –dict- means “speak, say”. (diction, dictate, dictatorial, benediction, etc.) Contradictory and contradictoriness (several affixes)
Take the free morpheme “nation” and add to it as many prefixes and suffixes as you can. National Nationalise Denationalisation Antidenationalisation Preantidenationalisation Denationalise
Compounding A compound word contains at least two bases which are both words or at any rate, root morpheme. Try to analise these compound words into their constituent. Teapot, week-end, hairdresser, kind-hearted
Conversion We can see that complex words are made from affixation and compounding. There is another alternative way in forming a complex words by using conversion. Conversion is used without modifying the form of the input word that serves as the base. Thus head can be a noun or verb.
Identify The head of the village school has arrived The heads of the village schools have arrived She will head the village school. She headed that scool.