Лекции по лексикологии английского языка. Гусева Г.В. - 27 стр.

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b) prefixes denoting repetition or reversative actions: de-, re-, dis- decolonize,

revegetation, disconnect;

c) prefixes denoting time, space, degree relations: inter-, hyper-, ex-, pre-, over-

interplanetary, hypertension, ex-student, preelection, overdrugging.

2. Origin of prefixes:

a) native (Germanic): un-, over-, under- unhappy, overfeed, undernourish;

b) Romanic: in-, de-, ex-, re- inactive, ex-student, rewrite;

c) Greek: sym- sympathy, hyper- hypertension.

3. The function of prefixes. According to their function prefixesmay be convertive

and non-convertive:

a) convertive prefixes transfer derivatives to a different part of speech in

comparison with their original stem: em-, de- bronze – to embronze, bus – to

debus;

b) non-convertive prefixes: dis-, under-, un- to agree - to disagree, to go – to

undergo, easy – uneasy.

4. Stylistic value:

a) stylistically neutral: un-, over-, re- unnatural, oversee, resell;

b) literary-bookish: ultra- ultra-viole, bi- bifocal;

5. The grammatical type of the stem prefixes combine with:

a) deverbal: re- rewrite, over- overdo, out- outstay;

b) denominal: ex- ex-wife, un- unbutton, de- detrain;

c) deadjectival: in- inactive, un- uneasy, bi- annual.