词汇学ppt2003课件.pptxVIP

Chapter 2 Basic word-formation1.Derivation 2.Compounding3.ConversionDerivationDerivation ,also called affixation ,is the process of forming new words by adding affixes to roots to add grammatical or lexical information to the roots concerned . The morphological structure of an English word :(Prefixes )+ root +(suffixes)prefixesrootsuffixesPrefixes and suffixesmis + understand =misunderstand 理解un + able =unable 不能的，不会的care + ful =careful 仔细的，细心的Product + ive = productive 多产的，丰富的PrefixationNegative prefixes a- =not ,without e.g .amoral adj .与道德无关的，非道德的dis- =apart ,away e.g.discard v 丢掉，抛弃In-=