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What is an affix in linguistics?
What is an affix in linguistics?
- A punctuation mark used to separate words
- A morpheme attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form (correct)
- A type of conjunction used in sentence structure
- A standalone word with no attachment to a word stem
What semantic change do derivational affixes introduce?
What semantic change do derivational affixes introduce?
- A change in word order
- A change in pronunciation
- A change in punctuation
- A semantic change to the word they are attached to (correct)
What type of change do inflectional affixes introduce?
What type of change do inflectional affixes introduce?
- A phonetic change
- A semantic change
- A morphological change
- A syntactic change (correct)
What is the term for adding a morpheme at the beginning of a word?
What is the term for adding a morpheme at the beginning of a word?
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How are simple affixes such as prefixes and suffixes separated from the stem in interlinear glossing?
How are simple affixes such as prefixes and suffixes separated from the stem in interlinear glossing?
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Affixes in Linguistics
- In linguistics, an affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word.
Types of Affixes and Semantic Changes
- Derivational affixes introduce a semantic change, modifying the meaning of the base word to create a new word with a distinct grammatical function or meaning.
- Inflectional affixes introduce a grammatical change, indicating features such as tense, case, number, or person.
Affix Positioning
- The term for adding a morpheme at the beginning of a word is a prefix.
- A morpheme added at the end of a word is a suffix.
Interlinear Glossing
- In interlinear glossing, simple affixes such as prefixes and suffixes are separated from the stem using a hyphen (-).
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