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Prefixes, how and where to use negative prefixes like un-,dis,non-,etc?

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CalifJim  +  216580 Sun, 16 Apr 06 09:29 PM
this stupid dictionary site thinks UNTHAW is a word


-- emphasis on stupid!

I agree that sometimes it's just best to drop it.

CJ
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Anonymous, 3 yr 13 days ago
If anything I would say it is regressive since the affix is changing depending on the following phonemes. Ill try to figure it out and report back in a few minutes.
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Anonymous, 3 yr 13 days ago
[pr] where the word has another [nasal] feature, <img src="/emoticons/emotion-67.gif" alt="Camera [P]" />, <img src="/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" alt="Sleep [S]" />, [v], <img src="/emoticons/emotion-65.gif" alt="Kiss [K]" />, = NON (Non-Venerial)
[VOWELS], [kw], [pr], I.e Elsewhere = DIS (Dis-Affected)

UN distinction is semantic, not phonologically driven.

Also these prefixes were most likely separate words origionally and over time changed to the bound morpheme we know them as. I see that most of them are semantically driven but there is a distiction between NON and DIS as above from the data I saw.
Anonymous, 2 yr 224 days ago

Dear Califjim,

                    I'm an English teacher in Peru and I was just trying to find some information regarding Suffixes, and to be honest  with you have shed some light upon that issue.

                                                        Thanks a lot                   

                                                                                         CarlX

CalifJim  +  349775 Thu, 12 Apr 07 02:37 AM
Google should be able to help you with suffixes.  There are many!

Here's a good list:  http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-suffixes-1.html

There are several pages of suffixes at that site.

CJ
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Anonymous, 2 yr 179 days ago

Hey! You have done a good work! Very interesting explanaation (although I do not know if practically useful)

Marmarina

Anonymous, 1 yr 358 days ago

i have no clue im trying to figure out the same thing so if u find out tell me and if i find out ill tell u! Smile [:)]

~cupcake Princess

Anonymous, 1 yr 286 days ago

There are some rules to help you remember.  This chart always helps my students.

ir  - used before r - irrelevant, irresponsible

il - used before l - illicit, illogical, illegal

im - used before p,b,m - imperfect, impossible, immoral,

in - used before all other letters - uncomfortable, unexceptable

un, non, and dis have no rules and require a little memorization

Anonymous, 1 yr 220 days ago

please sir, can you tell me

what are the refrences that you

used?

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