WORD FORMATION PROCESS

- How new words are being formed in the language.

- The process consists of a combination of morphemes that are rule-governed (a new word is formed)

1.  AFFIXATION

- Process of forming words by adding affixes to morphemes

-    English uses only prefixes and suffixes

       Sing + er -- Singer
       un     + real -- unreal


2. COMPOUNDING
        Process that forms new words from two or more independent words

Examples of words formed by the compounding process:

girl + friend -- girl friend