Understanding Affixes and Their Functions

The video tutorial introduces affixes, explaining their role in forming new words or word forms. It categorizes affixes into derivational and inflectional types and explores various affix types, including prefixes, suffixes, infixes, and more complex forms like transfixes and dfixes. The tutorial provides examples and highlights the absence of certain affix types in English, encouraging viewers to engage by sharing examples and subscribing for more content.

What is the primary function of an affix?

• To create a sentence

• To change the language

• To form a new word or word form

• To delete a word

Which type of affix is added before the stem?

• Prefix

• Infix

• Circumfix

• Suffix

What is a prefixoid?

• An affix that goes after the stem

• A partially bound prefix

• An affix that goes inside the stem

• A prefix that changes the meaning

Which affix is added after the stem?

• Interfix

• Prefix

• Infix

• Suffix

What is a suffixoid?

• A suffix that is partially bound to the stem

• A prefix that is partially bound to the stem

• An affix that links two stems

• An affix that goes inside the stem

Where is an infix placed in a word?

• Before the stem

• Inside the stem

• After the stem

• Between two stems

What is the role of an interfix?

• To modify the meaning of a word

• To change the stress of a word

• To link two stems together

• To delete part of a word

What is a circumfix?

• An affix that appears in two parts around the stem

• An affix that is partially bound to the stem

• An affix that goes inside the stem

• An affix that changes the stress of a word

What does a dupleix involve?

• Deleting part of the stem

• Changing the stress of a word

• Reduplicating a portion of the stem

• Adding a prefix and suffix

How does a simalfix modify a word?

• By changing a part of the stem

• By adding a suffix

• By linking two stems

• By adding a prefix