1,001 Affixes and Their Meanings A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes and Inflections

An invaluable tool with a variety of uses, containing over 600 prefixes, 400 suffixes & 35 inflections. The format followed is - Prefixes: ptero- indicates feather, wing or winglike part pterosaur (ptero saur); Suffixes: -plasm biology - indicates the material characteristically forming cells protoplasm (proto plasm); Inflections: -ern used to indicate adjectives indicating direction southern (south ern). 1001 AFFIXES clearly demonstrates how the essential components of the English print system - roots, prefixes, suffixes & inflections, are integrated within the framework of a unitary & comprehensive structuring system. It is the first reference work which credibly explains the compatibility of spoken & printed language. This book is useful for etymologists, teachers, students, adult literacy, SAT & MCAT preparation, ESL classes, & for word lovers of all kinds. Emmet Betts, Professor Emeritus, Florida State U, calls Laurita's works "a rewarding experience which merit thoughtful evaluation by educators, psychologists, orthographers & spelling reformers." A. J. Kirschner, Children's Hospital, McGill U, writes that Laurita has "...succeeded in bringing new order to spelling which has great practical significance."Laurita, Raymond E. is the author of '1,001 Affixes and Their Meanings A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes and Inflections' with ISBN 9780914051183 and ISBN 0914051180.