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
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