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MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGY

2012 2012 –– Term Term 1 1

By:

Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar

http://SBANJAR.kau.edu.sa/

http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com

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MASCULINE FEMININE

nephew niece

king queen

prince princess

emperor empress

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emperor empress

wizard witch

actor actress

policeman policewoman

waiter waitress

MASCULINE FEMININE

prince princess

Feminine Derivational suffixesFeminine Derivational suffixes

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prince princess

emperor empress

actor actress

waiter waitress

•English has a small clutch of nouns with

feminine derivational suffixes.

•

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feminine derivational suffixes.

•Most of these feminizing suffixes are of

foreign origin.

•They have been added to a masculine

form or to a base morpheme.

NO. SUFFIX MASCULINE FEMININE

1 -e fiancéééé fiancéeéeéeée2 -enne comedian comedienne

3 -ess patron patroness

4 -etta Henry Henrietta

5 -ette usher usherette

Noun Feminine Forms

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6 -euse masseur masseuse

7 -ina George Georgeina

8 -ine hero heroine

9 -ster spinner spinster

10 -stress seamster seamsteress

11 -ix aviatot aviatrix

•All of these feminizing suffixes, except

for (-ster), are of a foreign origin.

• These feminizing suffixes are either

added to a masculine form or to a base

Noun Feminine Forms

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added to a masculine form or to a base

morpheme.

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