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H. Suffixal Homophones, Study notes of Grammar and Composition

Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy (HCMUP)Grammar and Composition

H. Suffixal Homophones. Some suffixes, both inflectional and derivational, have homophonous forms. (identical in pronunciation).

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H. Suffixal Homophones
Some suffixes, both inflectional and derivational, have homophonous forms
(identical in pronunciation).
Homophone: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same
or not.
Inflectional morpheme {-ER cp}
deriva'onal+suffix+{1ER+n}+
1.+agent+–er;+a;ached+to+verbs++++
conveys+a+meaning+of+“that+which+
performs+the+ac'on+of+the+verb+stem”+
hunter,(fisher,(camper,(golfer,(player((
2.+It+is+may+a;ached+to+nonverbal+stems+
conveys+general+meaning+of+“that+which+is+
related+to”+
proba5oner,(New(Yorker,(teenager,(freighter(((
deriva'onal+suffix+{1ER+rp}+
It conveys the meaning of repetition
chatter, mutter, flicker, glitter, patter
pf3
pf4

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H. Suffixal Homophones

Some suffixes, both inflectional and derivational, have homophonous forms (identical in pronunciation). Homophone: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same or not. Inflectional morpheme {-ER cp} deriva'onal suffix {-­‐ER n}

  1. agent –er; a;ached to verbs conveys a meaning of “that which performs the ac'on of the verb stem” hunter, fisher, camper, golfer, player
  2. It is may a;ached to nonverbal stems conveys general meaning of “that which is related to” proba5oner, New Yorker, teenager, freighter deriva'onal suffix {-­‐ER rp} It conveys the meaning of repetition chatter, mutter, flicker, glitter, patter

Verbal inflectional suffix {-ING vb} nominal derivational suffix {-ING nm} a derivational suffix to form nouns It permits the addition of an inflectional suffix to close it off; the noun plural {-s pl} weddings, meetings, readings adjectival morpheme {-ING aj} a derivational suffix to form adjective a charming woman How to distinguish the verbal {-ING vb} from the {-ING adj}?

  1. The verbal {-ING} can occur after as well as before the noun it modifies. I saw a burning house. I saw a house bringing.
  2. The adjectival {-ING aj} can preceded by a qualifier such as very , rather , quite , the comparative and superlative more , most , and seems It is a very comforting thought. That snake seems interesting. This is a more exciting movie. * _That snake seems crawling.
  • I saw a rather burning house._

Adverbial derivational suffix {-LY av} It is added to most adjectives to form adverbs of manner. rich , richly ; kind , kindly ; formal , formally ; happy , happily Derivational suffix adjectival morpheme {-LY aj}

  1. It is added to monosyllabic nouns to form adjectives that are inflected with - er , - est. love, lovely; friend, friendly; man, manly
  2. It is added to nouns to form adjectives that are not inflected with - er , - est. king, kingly; beast, beastly; scholar, scholarly; mother, motherly; leisure, leisurely
  3. It is added to a few adjectives, giving alternate adjectival forms that are inflected with - er , - est. dead, deadly; live, lively; kind, kindly; sick, sickly She spoke kindly to the children. She was a kindly woman; in fact, she was the kindliest woman in the village.
  4. It is added to a short list of “time” nouns to form adjectives that are not inflected with - er , - est. day, daily; hour, hourly; month, monthly