Open AccessMeaning of derivative words: Specific features of polysemantic, homonymic and synonymic affixes
Author(s) -
Parvin Ramiz Zeynalova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
elmi xəbərlər
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2789-4614
pISSN - 2789-4606
DOI - 10.54414/ttul3601
Subject(s) - polysemy , linguistics , affix , word (group theory) , word formation , meaning (existential) , computer science , natural language processing , psychology , philosophy , psychotherapist
The article deals with polysemy, homonymy and synonymy of the word-building affixes in English. Language is never stable: sounds, constructions, grammatical elements, word-forms and word-meanings are all exposed toalteration. Derivational affixes are no exception in this respect. They undergo semantic change. The most productive affixes in English are investigated and the examples of polysemantic, homonymic and synonymic affixes are given. Also, it is noted that the above-mentioned features of the word-building affixes in English promote to better investigation and study of the word-derivation.