CHAPTER IV A BRIEF STUDY OF AFFIXATION IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES
BY CHARLES DICKENS
4.1 Descriptions of Prefixes
Based on Parera 1994:18, Prefix is one of the affixes process. It is placed in front of the base form of free morpheme to add or change its form,
distribution, and function of words.
4.1.1 Prefix pre-
1. premature p.232ch.2ph.3
2. precaution p.307ch.12ph.5
a. Form
Prefix pre- does not change the form when it is attached to these base form:
1. Pre-
+ mature bsf
premature 2.
Pre- +
caution bsf precaution
b. Distribution
Prefix pre- can be attached to Adjective and Noun : 1.
Pre- +
mature Adj premature
2. Pre-
+ caution N
precaution
c. Function
The function of prefix pre- does not change the class of base form: 1.
Pre- +
mature Adj premature Adj
2. Pre-
+ caution N
precaution N
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4.1.2 Prefix re-
1. rejoined p.127ch.11ph.1
2. remarked p.187ch.20ph.2
3. resound p.187ch.20ph.4
4. remain p.187ch.20ph.1
5. reproaching p.217ch.24ph.1
6. resolution p.217ch.24ph.1
7. revolution p.217ch.24ph.2
8. repressed p.247ch.5ph.4
9. rehearsed p.307ch.12ph.6
10. recalled p.307ch.12ph.5
11. retreated p.307ch.12ph.5
a. Form
Prefix re- does not change the form when it is attached to these base forms:
1. re-
+ joined bsf
rejoined 2.
re- +
marked bsf remarked
3. re-
+ sound bsf
resound 4.
re- +
main bsf remain
6. re-
+ solution bsf
resolution 8.
re- +
pressed bsf repressed
9. re-
+ hearsed bsf
rehearsed 10.
re- +
call bsf recall
11. re-
+ treated bsf
retreated Prefix re- changes the form when it is attached to these base forms in
which has vowel a and e in the beginning of word or base form: 5.
re- +
approaching bsf reproaching
7. re-
+ evolution bsf
revolution
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b. Distribution
Prefix re- can be attached to Verb and Noun : 1.
re- +
joined V rejoined
2. re-
+ marked V
remarked 3.
re- +
sound N resound
4. re-
+ main N
remain 5.
re- +
approaching N reproaching
6. re-
+ solution N
resolution 7.
re- +
evolution N revolution
8. re-
+ pressed V
repressed 9.
re- +
hearsed N rehearsed
10. re-
+ call V
recall 11.
re- +
treated V retreated
c. Function