Class-Changing Prefixes in the English Language
Class-Changing Prefixes in the English Language
Author(s): Edin DupanovićSubject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Morphology
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli
Keywords: word-formation; derivation; prefixes; word class change; English language;
Summary/Abstract: It is claimed that English prefixes do not generally change the class of a base to which they are attached. The aim of this paper is to probe the hedge word “generally” from the previous sentence, and establish which prefixes do change the class of their base and how productive they are. Thus, seven prefixes (a-, be-, de-, dis-, en-, non-, and un-) are described in terms of their origin, meaning, productivity and bases to which they can be attached.
Journal: DHS-Društvene i humanističke studije: časopis Filozofskog fakulteta u Tuzli
- Issue Year: VIII/2019
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 73-88
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English