Affix, Root, Stem, Base

There is more to word that just something between two spaces! This video fleshes out the basic concepts with which you can know what words are made of.
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  • @mohamedalshehri5043
    @mohamedalshehri50433 жыл бұрын

    Before I came here I knew a bit about the subject, naw I am confused.

  • @jailamullins5861

    @jailamullins5861

    6 ай бұрын

    Same 😊

  • @gigigaites2210
    @gigigaites22103 жыл бұрын

    These videos are the only thing keeping me motivated, my professor doesn't do any zoom or lecture so hearing you explain these topics is so helpful and pieces together all my puzzle pieces of question in my head. Thank you for your service

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    @brianjulio2273

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @KS_0_6

    @KS_0_6

    5 ай бұрын

    yo bro did you get back in or no its been 2 years now I can help you @@brianjulio2273

  • @saradawood8522
    @saradawood85223 жыл бұрын

    Thank u Soo much, Iam really so thankful. I will never forget this ,and how it's helped me💜

  • @EnglishwithTanveerAhmed
    @EnglishwithTanveerAhmed2 жыл бұрын

    Sheer brilliantly done. Super easy clarification

  • @mohsenmohsen1682
    @mohsenmohsen16822 жыл бұрын

    I've leaned a lot , thanks 💜

  • @YOUNESPERFECT
    @YOUNESPERFECT4 жыл бұрын

    Could you help me understanding the course of language acquisition theory . Actually what is hard to understand is the reinforcement . I have understood the experement of Skinner box and the reinforcement here is( the pellets of food) , but what is the form or the kind of the reinforcemnt that the baby gets to acquire language ?

  • @yuniverse2862
    @yuniverse28623 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! This video is very helpful. However, I'm wondering does it mean that one word (e.g. disproportionately) could possibly contain two bases (i.e., proportionate and disproportionate) but only one root (i.e., proportion)?

  • @oizys1729
    @oizys17293 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I've finally understood the disctinction.

  • @raghadaldawsari1844
    @raghadaldawsari18443 жыл бұрын

    You said that you’ve discussed root before can you tell me in which video you did or can you share the link, please?

  • @SemanthaJen
    @SemanthaJen3 жыл бұрын

    thank you! As a linguistics student, this is so helpful!

  • @hesamsalimi1880
    @hesamsalimi1880 Жыл бұрын

    Hi thanks for your great explanation. There is still a question in my mind. In the word "reader" the root and stem is read. How about the base? Is it read as well?

  • @rtovvjos589
    @rtovvjos5893 жыл бұрын

    love ur video, keep going!!!

  • @CarlosAl5
    @CarlosAl54 жыл бұрын

    You helped me a lot ........ I definitely recomend this chanel

  • @Deandralister
    @Deandralister2 жыл бұрын

    Sir, I have a question about a root, stem, base, and word. Could they happen to the same word and at the same time?

  • @mailianiani4804
    @mailianiani48044 жыл бұрын

    Unkempt is a cranberry morpheme. Would you make a video about it? Thank you very much

  • @emanmagdy935
    @emanmagdy9353 жыл бұрын

    amazing channel , it helps me a lot

  • @poojapal130
    @poojapal1302 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!! Sir 🙏🏻🌺

  • @MackerelCat
    @MackerelCat3 жыл бұрын

    I've discussed this with my Linguistics class and we agree that kempt is a free morpheme in British English. Not common, but it does exist and everywhere you look textbooks and teachers are telling us it it's bound.

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting! Any examples?

  • @HaydeRo7
    @HaydeRo73 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing us your knowledge and make such confusing topic easy.

  • @ahmadsyahrulmubarok6767
    @ahmadsyahrulmubarok67672 жыл бұрын

    i have a question. what's about "interchangeable"? what is the stem for "interchangeable"? interchange? changeable?

  • @hunterjanghan
    @hunterjanghan3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!! I’ve just understood it :)

  • @bushrafatima5858
    @bushrafatima58584 жыл бұрын

    Thankz alot like aaalot Ur videos are jus awesome , the make you make pupils understand 👌🏻

  • @farahjoy1372
    @farahjoy13722 жыл бұрын

    Hi there . Iam from Algeria and Iam keen on Linguistics and I find your lessons Wonderful Thanks a lot.

  • @gugaduck6341
    @gugaduck63412 жыл бұрын

    What about prefix + root, does it also include stem?

  • @user-vp1jf8iy7u
    @user-vp1jf8iy7u5 күн бұрын

    Thank you!!! I think I understood them!

  • @tseleunglee2355
    @tseleunglee23554 жыл бұрын

    The video is very useful, thanks.

  • @ashniadivino2164
    @ashniadivino21642 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to this youtube account, very informative! Tommorow's my reporting at school about word formation processes. Kudos to you, Sir!

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Keep practicing! And see you every video :)

  • @bebo863
    @bebo8633 жыл бұрын

    Thank you you are the best ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ThuNguyen-li8lo
    @ThuNguyen-li8lo4 жыл бұрын

    what about the word "disabilities" ,pls help me .

  • @ThuNguyen-li8lo
    @ThuNguyen-li8lo4 жыл бұрын

    and what about the word "grammaticalization " ,can you ânalize it ?

  • @Avinaw
    @Avinaw7 ай бұрын

    Hello, are you still active? I wanted to know for a complex word, say, denationalisation, what would you choose the base as? National? Nationalise? Or Denationalise? I am confused, please help

  • @watermelonsugarhigh3682
    @watermelonsugarhigh36827 ай бұрын

    best explanation on the internet!!! thank youuu!

  • @leilakomekova34M
    @leilakomekova34M7 ай бұрын

    Fantastic, Bombastic thank you for information so so much 👏👈✍👍

  • @tabarak2188
    @tabarak21882 жыл бұрын

    Q. What is the difference between a bound base and an affix ?:(

  • @ziva4176
    @ziva4176 Жыл бұрын

    this is awesome... i understand it well but for some words i found, i still confuse because i have no idea what the root word is

  • @nothingchanges014
    @nothingchanges0142 жыл бұрын

    So stem and affix are two relative concepts which define each other?

  • @TheAbbad
    @TheAbbad4 жыл бұрын

    when I still don't understand about root, base and stem from the book, this video helps me very well.... thanks man :D

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nice to hear that! See you around.

  • @toutsimplementelle3002
    @toutsimplementelle30024 жыл бұрын

    Thank you bro i like your videos you're of great help

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback! See you around :)

  • @LovelyAkter-zz5eu
    @LovelyAkter-zz5eu4 жыл бұрын

    This is very helpful for us.thanks ,,it is really interesting......

  • @AnimalWorldUploads
    @AnimalWorldUploads2 жыл бұрын

    wow..!nice class sir

  • @GoodBetterBest89
    @GoodBetterBest8911 күн бұрын

    Thanks 😊🎉

  • @jacobdudmansdog6764
    @jacobdudmansdog67642 жыл бұрын

    so why's active a stem if ity isn't an inflectional affix?

  • @yazeedalkraki-gw2ge
    @yazeedalkraki-gw2ge3 ай бұрын

    What is stem to word readjustable

  • @revicekamenrider3938
    @revicekamenrider39385 ай бұрын

    I have a question What is bound stem ?

  • @MJBsays
    @MJBsays2 ай бұрын

    I find that working backwards helps me deconstruct a word. So I look at the final evolution of a word and work my way down instead of up. And I notice that the base is usually the word before the first transition. In other words the foundation (base). For example as you said in activity: Active + ity, active is the word that transfoms hence active is the base. It couldn't be "act" because it wpuld be act + ity ...there is the /v/ missing. But in active Act + ive is the word act that transforms by taking on ive hence act is the base.

  • @taibquississi8588
    @taibquississi85884 жыл бұрын

    thank u

  • @ytv1234567
    @ytv12345673 жыл бұрын

    i have a question so for the word Reteach, would (RE) be the root and (TEACH) be the stem?

  • @mahmoudabdelghader7988

    @mahmoudabdelghader7988

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, "teach" is the stem and the root at the same time "re" is a derivational prefix.

  • @hafsaab789
    @hafsaab7894 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are very helpful. Thank you so much! Looking forward to watching other videos!

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback, Hafsa! See you every Wednesday :)

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    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @shompreetyfairuz5159
    @shompreetyfairuz51594 жыл бұрын

    but -ity in activity isn't an inflectional suffix. how can active be a stem? Stems only occur before an inflectional suffix right?

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    '-ity' is derivational. Stems may occur before inflectional or derivational suffixes. I am not aware of any book/linguist who may have defined stem otherwise. Please let me know if anything.

  • @shompreetyfairuz5159

    @shompreetyfairuz5159

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AzeLinguistics then what's the difference between a stem and a base?

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shompreetyfairuz5159 Plz watch the video again :)

  • @magdalenatalik

    @magdalenatalik

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shompreetyfairuz5159 I also do not understand the same thing. Could you please explain? The video is not helpful in this matter as i dont understand it.

  • @malikanagpal2608

    @malikanagpal2608

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes, activity is a stem because only -s can be added to make activities which is an inflectional suffix.

  • @minaibrahim4495
    @minaibrahim44952 жыл бұрын

    you got me more confused man

  • @KS_0_6

    @KS_0_6

    5 ай бұрын

    same bruh i just want simple definition with examples

  • @lisaz9920
    @lisaz99204 жыл бұрын

    Does the root haven to be a word that can stand on its own? So e.g. in irregular: Is it ir- + -regular (root) or ir- + -reg- (root) +-ular ?

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Roots can be bound (not standing alone) or free.

  • @abdourrahmaneboulaanait6058
    @abdourrahmaneboulaanait60583 жыл бұрын

    Moreover, the definition you gave to stem is wrong because the stem is what remains when you remove all inflectional affixes.

  • @thangtam5989
    @thangtam59893 жыл бұрын

    So the word 'inactivity' has 3 or 4 morphemes?

  • @hayallllll35

    @hayallllll35

    3 жыл бұрын

    4

  • @HusseinNahedh
    @HusseinNahedh4 жыл бұрын

    I really really thank you for this video you help me more

  • @SahabatKuliner720
    @SahabatKuliner7203 жыл бұрын

  • @Minaline_h
    @Minaline_h2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you .it was very useful

  • @abinayamathesh9099
    @abinayamathesh90993 жыл бұрын

    Finally i got smthg... But after heard this little bit confusion.

  • @sabanazemi-jx2lu
    @sabanazemi-jx2luАй бұрын

    It wasn’t clear enough, I’m confused now

  • @EnglishwithTanveerAhmed
    @EnglishwithTanveerAhmed2 жыл бұрын

    Love from.Pakistan

  • @englishwithoussama4423
    @englishwithoussama44234 жыл бұрын

    bro what about syntax

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    4 жыл бұрын

    I won't be doing syntax for a while. There's more morphology yet to be done. Stay tuned!

  • @fathimaashra8389
    @fathimaashra83892 жыл бұрын

    Pls put subtitles

  • @hello-cl9ft
    @hello-cl9ft8 ай бұрын

    Ayan BSED English pa, ayan tuloy tayo

  • @abdourrahmaneboulaanait6058
    @abdourrahmaneboulaanait60583 жыл бұрын

    the difference between the root and stem is not clear

  • @tayluvofficial
    @tayluvofficialАй бұрын

    Have an exam soon and no idea what the heck these terms are 😂💀

  • @user-rb5cr8lc5b
    @user-rb5cr8lc5b6 ай бұрын

    beynim yandı

  • @Mankind123
    @Mankind1232 жыл бұрын

    Confused

  • @elazrioumaima2533
    @elazrioumaima2533 Жыл бұрын

    You make it difficult 😓

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    Жыл бұрын

    😪

  • @giovannacorsi8387
    @giovannacorsi83873 жыл бұрын

    This is not an explanation.. it is a complete mess. You do not give any definitions and you jump from one thing to another.

  • @juliarentz9150

    @juliarentz9150

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought i was the only one ... lol

  • @KS_0_6

    @KS_0_6

    5 ай бұрын

    same, you online after 3 years? thinking maybe ill get a like or smth @@juliarentz9150

  • @hasnaatali8963
    @hasnaatali8963 Жыл бұрын

    Online incam

  • @DishonoredTR
    @DishonoredTR3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @Mankind123
    @Mankind1232 жыл бұрын

    Maybe I will get F.

  • @ddminis4813
    @ddminis4813Ай бұрын

    This is just confusing me more

  • @vilmasichinger8935
    @vilmasichinger89352 жыл бұрын

    this is not a good explanation, im getting super lost

  • @KS_0_6

    @KS_0_6

    5 ай бұрын

    same cuz beynim yandı

  • @tayluvofficial

    @tayluvofficial

    Ай бұрын

    I have an exam in a couple of hours. 😭💀

  • @mrtrue9635
    @mrtrue9635 Жыл бұрын

    Rather confused by watching this

  • @mido81elmoro
    @mido81elmoro Жыл бұрын

    That's confusing. Can you do better, please?

  • @muyundamalambo3789
    @muyundamalambo37893 жыл бұрын

    i found this lecture boring

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    Жыл бұрын

    😔

  • @muradabdullahal-shamaj9405
    @muradabdullahal-shamaj940511 ай бұрын

    Don't watch this video!! He is completely wrong

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    11 ай бұрын

    Please elaborate.

  • @grzegorzmajcher9237
    @grzegorzmajcher9237 Жыл бұрын

    You are confused, my friend.

  • @AzeLinguistics

    @AzeLinguistics

    11 ай бұрын

    🧐