Derivational Suffix
A Derivational Suffix is a morphological derivation that consists of adding a suffix to a root word.
- Context
- It is used to create a new word with a new meaning and that usually changes the part of speech.
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- Example(s)
- Slowly
- Colorful
- Modernize
- Whiteness
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- Counter-Example(s)
- An Inflectional Suffix such as a pluralization suffix.
- An Intensive Prefix such as: Conspicuous, Declare, or Inflammable.
- See: Word Root, Morphological Derivational Rule, Grammatical Category, Linguistics, Prefix, Suffix, Root Word, Inflection.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphological_derivation Retrieved:2017-6-18.
- In linguistics, morphological derivation is the process of forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix, such as For example, happiness and unhappy derive from the root word hap.
It is differentiated from inflection, which is the modification of a word to form different grammatical categories without changing its core meaning, as with determines, determining, and determined, from the root determine. [1]
- In linguistics, morphological derivation is the process of forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix, such as For example, happiness and unhappy derive from the root word hap.
- ↑ Crystal, David (1999): The Penguin Dictionary of Language. - Penguin Books - England.
2015
- (Lexical Tools, 2015) ⇒ Lexical Tools, 2015. Derivations - Suffix https://lexsrv3.nlm.nih.gov/LexSysGroup/Projects/lvg/2015/docs/designDoc/UDF/derivations/suffixD.html
- What are suffix derivations - In linguistics, a suffix (also sometimes called a postfix or ending) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. A derivational suffix usually applies to words of one syntactic category and changes them into words of another syntactic category.
For example:
- slow|adj|slowly|adv
- color|noun|colorful|adj
- What are suffix derivations - In linguistics, a suffix (also sometimes called a postfix or ending) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. A derivational suffix usually applies to words of one syntactic category and changes them into words of another syntactic category.
- Derivation suffix can also add significantly to the meaning and these changes will affect the literal meaning to form a semantically distinct word within the same syntactic category.
- green|adj|greenish|adj
- green|noun|greenery|noun
- Derivational suffix can changes both the syntactic category and the meaning:
- modern|adj|modernize|verb
- white|adj|whiteness|noun
- Derivation suffix can also add significantly to the meaning and these changes will affect the literal meaning to form a semantically distinct word within the same syntactic category.
1998
- (uoregon,1998) ⇒ Web Lecture 1.4 Suffixes and Prefixes. Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon. http://pages.uoregon.edu/l150web/weblec1.4.html
- In this WebLecture, we will discuss all the derivational affixes in the course as a group. Of course, you always are only responsible for the affixes given in the current and earlier morpheme sets. As you study each new morpheme set, you may wish to refer back to this section.
Derivational suffixes are used to make (or derive) new words. In particular, they are used to change a word from one grammatical class to another. For example, the noun "pore" can be changed into an adjective by adding the suffix -ous, resulting in the adjective "porous" 'having pores'. In some cases, the suffix doesn't change the part of speech, but it may add significantly to the meaning and these changes will affect the literal meaning.
We can organize derivation suffixes into three groups, depending on the type of new word they create. In the example above, we call -ous an Adjective-Forming Suffix because it creates adjectives. Below are some more examples of derivation suffixes which change parts of speech.
- In this WebLecture, we will discuss all the derivational affixes in the course as a group. Of course, you always are only responsible for the affixes given in the current and earlier morpheme sets. As you study each new morpheme set, you may wish to refer back to this section.