张维友词汇学chapter4.pptVIP

Q：What are the main ways of word-formation in English? 1)?Affixation?2)?Compounding?3)?conversion 4)?shortening5)?clipping?6)?acronymy? 7)?blending? Q:what are the most productive? affixation?,?compounding?and?conversion? Suffixation ?: 1.?Noun?suffixes? 1)?Denominal?nouns? 2)?Deverbal?nouns? 3)?De-adjective?nouns:?-ity,?-ness, 4)?Noun?and?adjective?suffixes? 2.Adjective?suffixes? 1)Denominal suffixes 2)Deverbal suffixes 3.Adverb?suffixes? 4.Verb?suffixes? 4.2. Compounding (composition) 2 words (or more than 2) put together e.g. Hot line; laser bomb; black hole; baby-sit;