ABSTRACT
Prefixes and suffixes are used to create new words from already existing ones. In many cases, their use is already fixed and the new word appears in the dictionary, even with speakers being unaware of the relationship with the original word. It is impossible to distinguish between augmentatives (making something larger), amelioratives (indicating approval from the speaker), and pejoratives (indicating disapproval from the speaker), for augmentatives always include a notion of like or dislike. Verbs are derived from other words by adding a verb ending, by a prefix and a verb ending, or by a suffix and a verb ending. Adjectives can be turned into nouns by using a preceding article or, when in the plural, as undefined nouns. In general, word stress falls on the suffixes themselves, except for those called 'preaccented', which require stress to fall on the previous syllable in the word.
