三 词的其它构成.pptVIP

Back-formation(逆生法)： suffixes are these morphemes that are added to stems to form new words for the purpose of grammatic function , while back-formation is the method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes, which are the original endings of words. For example: nation P42-44 eg. editor—edit; donation---donate; mass-production---mass-produce Exercises: Decide whether the statement below are true or false: 1) Compounds are words formed by combing suffixes and stems. ( ) 2) As a rule, the stress of compounds falls on the first element. ( ) 3) The meaning of a compound is u