Affixes

** 1.Definition: **
** //Macmillan English-Chinese Dictionary// **: a new part added to the beginning or end of a word that changes its meaning.

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In a word, affix is a linguistic element added to the beginning or end of a word or root to produce a derived or inflected form which has different meaning from the original : -ful in cheerful, grateful, faithful is a derivational affix ; //-s//  in //hands, weeks, years// is an inflectional affix.
 * //Collins CoBuild Dictionary// : ** "An affix is a letter or group of letters, for example `un-' or `-y', which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word to form a different word with a different meaning. For example, `un-' is added to `kind' to form `unkind'. Compare prefix and suffix." =====

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= = 2.The types of affixes: There are 3 types : prefix, suffix, infix

1. prefix ** : ** a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning. For example, the prefix ‘un-’ is added to the word ‘happy’ to form ‘unhappy’.
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2. ** Suffix : ** a group of letters that is added to the end of a word to form a new word. For example, ‘-ant’ is added to the word ‘ignore’ to form ‘ignorant’.
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-ate :originate
= 3. ** Infix ** ** : ** a group of letters that is added within a word; these are rare in English, though ‘// cupful //’ can be made plural as ‘// cupsful’ // by inserting the plural ‘// s’ // as an infix. Infixes often appear as linking vowels between prefixes and stems. For example, the final letters of ‘narco-’ and ‘calci-’. They are also found between a stem ending in a consonant and a suffix beginning with one, as with ‘-ferous’, which frequently appears as // ‘-iferous’ //, The only examples of such linking vowel infixes here are ‘-i-’ and ‘-o-’. =

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