1. THE MOST PRELIMINARY REVIEWS ABOUT THE SUFFIX
In morphological theory, word-formation is that branch of the science of language which studies the patterns on which a language forms new lexical units, i.e. words. Knowledge of derivational morphology is the ability to gain information about the pronunciation, part of speech and meaning of new words from their prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
This is evidenced by the following opinion of Halliday [4, p.73]: “all languages require new terms, or new combinations of words, to express new ideas”. That is why, in this respective, morphological processes, otherwise known as word formation processes are the major processes whereby words are formed in Language, moreover, the process that have probably added the largest number of words fall into two expansive categories, inflection and derivation. As Katamba mentioned, inflection is driven by the requirement to form a word with the appropriate form in a particular grammatical context [5, p.45].
Suffixes stand after the root word. Adding a suffix changes the spelling and the meaning of words. But also lead to further spelling complications. e.g. –ity can be added to – able, but the result is – ability (suitability); and when adverbs are form by adding –ic the result is usually – ically (e.g. frantically).
Suffixation is the formation of words with the help of suffixes. According to Ginzburg suffixation is the formation of words with the help of suffixes [3, C.108-216]. Suffixes usually modify the lexical meaning of the base and can transfer words to a different part of speech.
Learners of English need to know how suffixes are added to words and the spelling rules; this knowledge also helps learners to deepen their understanding of grammar and in particular of how morphology relates to syntax and meaning.
A suffix (also called ending) is an affix that is placed after the stem of a word. Some examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs [8].
Suffixes can be classified into different types in accordance with different principles.
I. According to the lexico-grammatical character of the base suffixes are usually added to, they may be:
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Types of suffixes
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Meaning
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Examples
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1
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deverbal suffixes
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those added to the verbal base
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–er (writer); -ing (swimming); -ment (arrangement); -able (preferable)
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2
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denominal suffixes
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those added to the nominal base
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–less (homeless); -ful (hopeful); -ist (dramatist); -some (troublesome)
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3
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deadjectival suffixes
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those added to the adjectival base
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-en (soften); -ly (happily); -ish (childish); -ness (sadness)
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II. According to the part of speech formed suffixes fall into several groups:
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Types of suffixes
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Examples
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1.
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noun-forming suffixes
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-age (breakage, bondage); -ance/-ence (assistance, reference); -dom (freedom); -er (teacher); -ess (princess); -ing (building); -hood (childhood); -ness (tenderness); -ship (relationship)
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2.
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adjective-forming suffixes
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-able/-ible/-uble (unbearable, audible, soluble); -al (formal); -ic (poetic); -ant/-ent (repentant, dependent); -ed (wooded); -ful (delightful); -ish (bookish); -ive (active); -ous (curious)
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3.
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numeral-forming suffixes
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