نویسندگان :
Alireza Pourdastmalchi ( Colorado State University )
چکیده
Essential Aspects in the Domain of Degree in Derivational Prefixes
Alireza Pourdastmalchi
MA in TESL/TEFL Studies, Colorado State University; Email: Alireza_pdt@yahoo.com
Abstract
Teaching prefixes and suffixes is an important part of building better readers and writers. Whether in the early years or advancing through college, all students can learn prefixes and use that knowledge to become proficient in language arts. Teaching prefixes and suffixes helps students understand the meaning behind different vocabulary words, and students that learn prefixes have the capabilities of breaking down unfamiliar words into segments that are easily understood. English words can have derivational affixes, which often change the meaning of a word (e.g., unrepentant), and inflectional affixes, which usually change the part of speech of the word stem (e.g., washable). This paper focuses on some aspects of derivational prefixes. More specifically, it touches on one of the domains of these prefixes called ‘degree’. Firstly, the paper provides different perspectives of how derivational suffixes could be categorized into different groups based on their meaning, use, and form. Secondly, it explains why considering parts of speech is important when choosing the appropriate prefixes (e.g., prefix hyper-, ultra-, and super-, are attached to adjectival free morphemes). Finally, it elaborates on some of the derivational suffixes indicating large size or degree (e.g., super- and over- in supersensitive and oversensitive), which might cause confusion for both students and teachers.
کليدواژه ها
derivational affixes, inflectional affixes, domain of degree
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