Structural Analysis

Structural Analysis
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EnglishVocational Education

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Structural Analysis

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What is the definition of the following word:
SESQUICENTENNIAL
A
sequence
B
sixty
C
sixty-five
D
one hundred and fifty

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

SESQUICENTENNIAL
Word part
Affix or Root
Definition
sesqui (semis-que)
prefix
one and a half
cent (centum)
root
one hundred
-ial
suffix
related to

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Structural Analysis of a word
Structural Analysis is a strategy to decode (break up) multisyllabic words into basic meaningful parts.
Structural analysis is a powerful vocabulary tool since knowledge of a few word parts can give you clues to the meanings of a large number of words

We can decode words into:



prefixes
suffixes
root words

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Affixes
An affix is a bound morpheme that attaches to a root word to form either a new word or a new form of the same word. 

Note:
Morphemes (prefixes, suffixes and root words), are the smallest meaningful units of meaning. 

Morphemes can be either single words (free) or parts of words (bound).
Free morphemes: can stand alone as its own word: dog, gentle, gem
Bound morphemes: can only occur as part of a word: dogs, climbed, unhappy, teacher


Slide 5 - Tekstslide

The two types of affixes in English are the prefix & the suffix.
prefix
is attached to the front of a root word to change its meaning
suffix
is attached at the end of a root word usually to modify the part of speech

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Root words
Roots/Base words are morphemes that form the base of a word, and usually carry its meaning.

Generally, base words are free morphemes, that can stand by themselves (e.g. cycle as in bicycle/cyclist, and form as in transform/formation).

Whereas root words are bound morphemes that cannot stand by themselves (e.g. -ject as in subject/reject, and -volve as in evolve/revolve).

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Derivational or Inflectional
Affixes can be derivational or inflectional. 
  • Derivational affixes help us to create new words out of root words. 
Example: act (root), actor (-or), react (re-), enact (en-)
  • Inflectional affixes change what a word does in terms of grammar, but does not create a new word.
Example: skip (root), skipping (present progressive), skipped (past tense).

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Example
word
prefix
root
suffix
bicyclist
bi- = two
cycle =wheel
-ist= the person who

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

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