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Example: mis- + read misread ‘to read s.t. wrongly’
mis- + interpret
misinterpret ‘to interpret s.t. wrongly’
b. Distribution
Prefix mis- may be attached to the base as follows;
Noun
Examples: mis- + fortune N
misfortune ‘bad luck’ mis- +
conduct N misconduct ‘bad conduct’
Verb
Examples: mis- + inform V
misinform ‘to give s.b. wrong information’ mis- +
read V misread ‘to read s.t. wrongly’
c. Function
The function of prefix mis- may describe as follows:
The function of prefix mis- does not have change the word class if it is attached to the form of verb
Examples: mis- + read V
misread V ‘to read s.t. wrongly’ mis- +
interpret V misinterpret V ‘to interpret s.t.s.b. wrongly’
The function of prefix mis- does not have change the word class if it is attached to
the form of noun Examples: mis- +
fortune N misfortune N ‘bad luck’
mis- + conduct N
misconduct N ‘bad conduct’
d. Meaning
The meaning of suffix mis- can be described as follows:
To indicate the meaning of ‘wrong’
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Examples: mis- + hear
mishear ‘hear s.bs.t. wrongly’ mis- +
spell misspell ‘spell wrongly’
To indicate the meaning of ‘badly’
Examples: mis- + fortune
misfortune ‘bad luck’ mis- +
treat mistreat ‘treat s.bs.t badly’
4.1.1.6 Prefix re- a. Form
Prefix re- does not have any change when it is attached to the base beginning with
vowel or consonant phonemes. Examples: re-
+ play
replay ‘to play again’ re-
+ order
reorder ‘to order again’
b. Distribution Prefix re- may be attached to the base as follows:
Verb
Example: re- +
write V rewrite ‘to write again ‘
re- +
join V rejoin ‘to join s.b.s.t. again’
Noun
Examples: re- +
cycle N recycle ‘to treat things can be used again’
Adjective
Examples: re- +
fresh Adj refresh ‘to make s.b.s.t. fresh again’
re- +
fine Adj refine ‘to make a substance pure’
c. Function
The function of prefix mis- may describe as follows:
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To form Verb from Noun
Examples re +
cycle N recycle V ‘to treat things can be used again’
The function of prefix re- does not have any change the word class if it is attached to
the base form of verb. Examples: re-
+ examine V
reexamine V ‘to examine about s.t. again’ re-
+ order V
reorder V ‘to order again’
To form Verb from Adjective Examples: re-
+ fresh Adj
refresh V ‘to make s.b.s.t. fresh again’ re-
+ fine Adj
refine V ‘to make a substance pure’
d. Meaning
