1.英语基本构词法详解.ppt

Word-formation in English Word-formation or word-building is an important means of vocabulary enlargement. The expansion of the vocabulary is a common and natural phenomenon of any language, including the English language. Morpheme Free morpheme (can occur as separate words) Bound morpheme (cannot stand alone as a word) unfaithful, contain, receive, homework, airsick, takeoff Allomorph(词素变体) take (took, taken) in- ( il-, im-, ir-) Root A root is the base form of a word that expresses its essential meaning, a meaning that never changes, even though affixes may be added at the beginning of