CONCLUSION So, new investigations into the problem of prefixation in English showed interesting results.

It appears that the traditional opinion, current among linguists that prefixes modify only the lexical meaning of words without, changing the part of speech is not quite correct. In English there are about twenty five prefixes which can transfer words to a different part of speech. There are some linguists' who treat prefixes as a part of word composition. They think that a prefix has the same function as the first component of a compound word. Other linguists consider prefixes as derivational affixes which differ essentially from root morphemes and stems. From the point of view of their origin affixes may be native and borrowed. The Comparative analyses of the English language with other languages showed that English language is not so rich in suffixes. So my task was to study thoroughly prefixation in English. 1. Affixation (prefixation and suffixation) is the formation of the words by

adding derivational affixes (prefixes and suffixes) to bases. 2. There are quite a number of polysemantic, homonymous and

synonymous derivational affixes in Modern English. 3. such as: a) b) c) d) e) the part of speech formed; the lexico-grammatical character of the stem the affix is added to; its meaning; the degree of productivity; the origin of the affix (native or borrowed) etc. Classification of derivational affixes are based on different principles

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The productivity of derivational affixes is relative and conditioned by

various factors. 5. Many of the Modern English derivational affixes were at one time

independent words. Others have always been known as suffixes or prefixes within the history of the English vocabulary. Some of them are of international currency. Affixation is the formation of words with the help of derivational affixes. Affixation is subdivided into prefixation and suffixation. If derivational morphemes added before the stem of a word are called prefixes. Ex: un-like dis-like If derivational morphemes added after the stem of the word are called suffixes. Ex: law-ful, hand-ful So, in conformity with the division of derivational affixes into suffixes and prefixes affixation is subdivided into suffixation and prefixation. Word like reappearance, unreasonable are generally qualified as prefixal-suffixal derivatives. In Modern English suffixation is characteristic of noun and adjective formation. While prefixation is typical of verb formation As a rule, prefixes modify the lexical meaning of stems to which they are added. A prefixal derivative usually joins the part of speech the unprefixed word belongs to. Ex: un-usual from usual in-definite from definite dis-comfort from comfort As we told above that derivational suffixes are always divided into noun forming, adjective forming, etc.

Prefixes, however, are treated differently. They are subdivided into several classes in accordance with their origin, meaning or function and never accordance to the part of speech formed. Prefixes may be classified on different principles. Diachronically distinction is made between prefixes of native and foreign origin. Synchronically prefixes are classified according to the meaning they convey to be derived word. The following groups of prefixes may be distinguished: a) Prefixes of negative meaning, such as: un-, in-, dis- and some others, Ex: ungrateful (grateful) incorrect (correct) disadvantage (advantage), etc. b) Prefixes denoting reversal repetition of an action, such as un-, dis-, re-, and some others, Ex: etc.; c) Prefixes denoting space and time relations, such as fore-, pre-, over-, super-and some others, Ex: etc. Within the scope of the part of speech classification prefixes naturally may fall into several groups, such as: 1) 2) 3) prefixal verbs: prefixal adiectives: prefixal noun: to foresee (to see) pre-historic (historic) post-position (position), to unfasten (to fasten) disconnect (to connect) to rewrite (to write),

to enrich, to coexist. uneasy, anti-war. ex-champion, co-author.

Affixes may be divided into dead and living. 1) Dead affixes are those which are no longer felt in Modern English as component parts of words. They can be singled out only by an etymological analyses. Ex: -d in deed, seed -t in fight, gift 2) Living affixes may be easily singled out from a word:

Ex: good-ness free-dom

child-hood

Living affixes are traditionally divided into productive and nonproductive. 1) Productive affixes are those which are characterized by their ability to

make new words. Ex: -er, -ism, -ish, -ing, -ness, -ation, -ry, and etc. 2) Non productive are those which are not used to form new words in

Modern English. The following prefixes are non-productive ones. Ex: in-, ir-, mis-, dis- and so on. indiscreet, irregular. The productive prefixes in the English language are the following: anti-, non-, re-, un- and so on. Anti-war non-government re-write, re-arrange un-do, un-bind, un-pack and so on.

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