chapterWordFormationPPT教学课件.pptx

3.1 A xation / derivation ( 词缀法 / 派生法 )

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The formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational a xes to bases .

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Words thus created are derivatives ( 派生词 ).

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According to the positions a xes occupy in words, a xation falls into two

subcategories: pre! xation and su xation.

in- (il-, ir-, im-); non-; un-

pseudo- ‘false, imitation’ as in pseudo-scienti c, pseudonym

macro- ‘large’ as in macroeconomics

micro- ‘very small’ as in microeconomics

sur- ‘over and above’ as in surplus

co-, extra-, mini-, out-, over-, sub-, super-

inter- ‘between, among’ as in interpersonal

intra- ‘within’ as in intraparty

trans- ‘across’ as in transcontinental