Affixion Affixion

Affixion - Definition and Overview

Affixation occurs when a bound morpheme is attached to a root morpheme.

Types of affixes
Prefix morpheme + root
undo
Suffix root + morpheme
looking
Infix* root + morpheme + root
unfuckingbelievable
Circumfix** mor + root + pheme
gesucht


*English infixes only exist in exclamatory cunstructions like the example given.

**English circumfixes do not exist. The example given is the German word for "searched".

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