【PPT课件】英语词汇学2 - chapter 4.pptVIP

Chapter 4 Word Formation 4.1 Why do we study word formation? 1. It helps us to understand word meanings more deeply and comprehensively. 2. It helps us to enlarge our vocabulary. 3. It helps us to improve our ability to make words and use words more vividly. 5. Prefixes of time and order ex- “former” ex-husband, ex-minister, ex-girlfriend… fore- “before” It is difficult to foresee the consequences that may arise from this action The argument is just a foretaste预示 of fights to come post- “after” post-election, postgraduate, posttest… 5. Prefixes