Affixion

Affixion

There are 4 kinds of affixation:

1. Prefixation- a morpheme attaches to the begining of the root.

  example: prefix = pre+fix

2. Suffixation- a morpheme attaches to the end of the root.

  example: running = run+ing

3. Infixation- a morpheme is placed within the root. The closest English equivalent occurs in exclamations.

  example: un-freaking-believeable = un+freaking+believeable

4. Circumfixation- a morpheme attaches on both the begining and the end of the root.

  example: German- 
          'to speak'=> sprech
          'has spoken'=> gesprechen = ge+sprech+en
  see morphology,grammar,morphosyntax