Expression of causality at the morphological level in modern English

Author(s):  N. G. Filimonova, Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia, Karpova_n@bsu.edu.ru

A. V. Markov , Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia, Markov@bsu.edu.ru

Issue:  Volume 37, № 2

Rubric:  Romanic-German Philology

Annotation:  The paper reveals the main morphological markers of causality in modern English, which are the affixes (suffixes and prefixes). In heterogeneous languages, causative values are expressed in different ways, because lexical, morphological and syntactic means are used to convey causative semantics. The article analyzes the causative suffixes. The suffix is an integral part of the morpheme; it has various formal and functional characteristics that determine its place in a particular morpheme. It is shown that in English the suffix can be at least in two positions: after the root and after the other (one or several) suffixes. When the suffix is in the position between the root and the final suffix, it does not perform a grammatical function. Each part of speech has a corresponding set of such affixal elements (prefixes and suffixes) used for the purpose of formation of new (basics) words within the same part of speech. Therefore, there are affixes of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.

Keywords:  suffix, morpheme, causal meaning, grammatical function, semantic function, distribution

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