1-variant 1The subject matters of Lexicology

4. Point out noun forming suffixes

1. -er, -or. 6-eer. 2. -dom. 7-ian. 3. – ist. 8-man. 4. – ent. 9-ee. 5. -ant. 10-ess

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1. Classification of affixes according to their meaning .

There are different classifications of affixes in linguistic literature.Affixes may be divided into dead and living. Dead affixes are those which are no longer felt in Modern English as a component parts of words. Living affixes are easily singled out from a word. Ex freedom,childhood,marriage.

Living affixes are traditionally in their turn divided into productive and non-productive. Productive affixes are those which are characterized by their ability to make new words. Ex: -er (baker, lander ), -ist ( leftist), -ish ( baldish) -ing, -ness, - ation, - er, - ry, - or, - ance, - ic are productive suffixes -re, - unnon, - anti, - etc are productive prefixes.

Non - productive affixes are those which are not used to from new words in Modern English. Ex : -ard, - cy, - ive, - en, - dom, - ship, - ful, - en, -ify etc are not productive suffixes ; in (il) , ir ( im) , mis-dis are non - productive prefixes . These affixes may occur in a great number of words but if they are not used to from new words in Modern English they are not productive.