Modern English Lexicology. Seminar 1

1.

KAZAKH ABLAI KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD LANGUAGES
Modern English Lexicology
Seminar 1
Done by: Yerzhanuly Y. (302-group)
Accepted by: Tutbayeva Zh.
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2. Task 1

• Write out from any five pages of the book you are reading examples which
illustrate native and borrowed affixes. Comment on their productivity.
1) I think there has been some misunderstanding here.
The prefix mis- is a native affix. It produces the negative meaning.
2) The project was successful in the sense that it drew the attention of everyone.
The suffix -ful is a native affix. It creates adjective from noun and the word with this suffix means an existence
of that noun.
3) A church in Los Angeles has decided to press charges against a homeless man who stole a few cookies from
the church's cookie jar.
The suffix -less is a native suffix. It makes adjective from noun and the word with this suffix means a lack of
that noun.
4) He befriended a thief called Tom.
The prefix be- is a native affix. It creates verb from noun and changes intransitive verbs into transitive ones.
5) Our friendship is very important to me
The suffix -ship is a native affix. It makes noun with a new meaning from noun.

3. Task 1

• Write out from any five pages of the book you are reading examples which
illustrate native and borrowed affixes. Comment on their productivity.
6) This organization was founded one hundred and eleven years ago.
The suffix -tion is a borrowed affix from French. It creates verb from noun.
7) We need you to confirm your attendance because places are limited.
The suffix -ance is a borrowed affix from French. It creates noun from verb.
8) Switzerland’s antiracism legislation has previously been applied to Holocaust denial.
The prefix anti- is a borrowed affix from Greek and means ‘against’.
9) No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are heated to a comfortable temperature.
The suffix -able is a borrowed affix from Latin and creates adjective from noun.
10) An artist uses many tubes of paint to make a large painting.
The suffix -ist is a borrowed affix from Greek and changes inanimate noun into inanimate noun.

4. Task 2

• Deduce the meanings of the following derivatives from the meanings of their constituents. What are the
meanings of the affixes in the words under examination? (overwrite, irregular, retype, inexpensive,
disorganize, renew, breakable, handful). Choose examples from dictionaries and arrange them in tables,
diagrams according to the way of word-formation.
overwrite
over- (prefix which means more superior)
write (root, verb)
-
irregular
ir- (prefix which makes negation)
regular (root, adjective)
-
retype
re- (prefix which means doing something
again)
type (root, verb)
-
inexpensive
in- (prefix which makes negation)
expense (root, noun)
-ive (adjective forming suffix)
disorganize
dis- (prefix which makes negation)
organ (root, noun)
-ize ( verb forming suffix)
renew
re- (prefix which means doing something
again, and here changes adjective into verb)
new (root, adjective)
-
breakable
-
break(root, verb)
-able
handful
-
hand (root, noun)
-ful/-full (here suffix changes
noun into new noun with
meaning of fullness)*
*According to The Nynorsk Dictionary, The Bokmål Dictionary, Svenska Akademiens ordlista

5. Task 3

• Choose examples from dictionaries and arrange them in tables, diagrams according to the way of wordformation.
4 morphemes
unrestfulness
1
un-
rest
-ful
-ness
prefix
root
Suffix (lexical)
Suffix (lexical)
bound
free
bound
bound
derivational
noun
derivational
derivational
Adjective making suffix
Noun making suffix
negation

6. Task 3

• Choose examples from dictionaries and arrange them in tables, diagrams according to the way of wordformation.
unforgettable
un-
3 morphemes
forget
-able
prefix
root
Suffix (lexical)
bound
free
bound
derivational
verb
derivational
negation
Adjective making suffix
2

7. Task 3

• Choose examples from dictionaries and arrange them in tables, diagrams according to the way of wordformation.
illegitimatize
il-
3 morphemes
legitimate
-ize
prefix
root
Suffix (lexical)
bound
free
bound
derivational
adjective
derivational
negation
Verb making suffix
3
-ise