morphology

What is a morpheme?


Definition


A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit in the grammar of a language.

What is an affix? (Linguistics)


Definition


An affix is a bound morpheme that is joined before, after, or within a root or stem.

What is a suffix?


Definition


A suffix is an affix that is attached to the end of a root or stem.


What is suffixation?


Definition


Suffixation is a morphological process whereby a bound morpheme is attached to the end of a stem.


The kind of affix involved in this process is called a suffix.

What is a morphological process?


Definition


A morphological process is a means of changing a stem to adjust its meaning to fit its syntactic and communicational context.
Discussion


Most languages that are agglutinative in any way use suffixation. Some of these languages also use prefixation and infixation. Very few languages use only prefixation, and none employ only infixation or any of the other types of morphological processes listed below.

What is affixation?


Definition


Affixation is the morphological process whereby an affix is attached to a root or stem.
Example (English)

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In English, the plural morpheme suffix is added to job, rat, and kiss to form the following forms:

* jobs
* rats
* kisses