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Comentadas sobre formação de palavras (prefixos e sufixos) | word formation (prefix and suffix) em inglês
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A new William Hope Hodgson blog
Welcome to Hodgsoniana, a new blog
about the life and works of author William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918). The aim
of this blog is to provide a home for articles and new research on Hodgson,
details of Hodgson-related happenings, and just generally act as an up-to-date
(hopefully) resource that’s open to anyone interested in this remarkable
literary figure. At time of writing, there is a lack of other active websites
covering this subject, which is why starting a blog seemed a worthwhile
endeavour. At the very least, it gives me a place to post some Hodgson-related
thoughts and findings I’ve been meaning to write up! My hope is that others may
be moved to contribute also.
Before going any further, I want to
recognise the work of the late Hodgson scholar Sam Gafford, and in particular
his excellent Hodgson blog williamhopehodgson.wordpress.com. I first stumbled
upon Sam’s blog back in 2016, and his work opened my eyes to the depths and
complexities of Hodgson’s history and writings. I entered into brief
correspondence with Sam at that time, and his enthusiasm and encouragement were
key factors in starting me on the path of pursuing my own Hodgson studies.
Sam Gafford sadly passed away in
2019, leaving his site dormant. It remains a valuable treasure trove of
information, and I will certainly aspire to follow Sam’s example in exploring
and documenting all matters Hodgson.
2027 will see the 150th anniversary
of William Hope Hodgson’s birth. There is still much to discuss regarding his
work, and many areas of his life remain obscure and in need of further
investigation. I hope this site can help in encouraging and chronicling such
efforts.
Source: https://hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/a-new-william-hope-hodgson-blog/
access on 28 february 2026.
(__) Advérbios de modo derivados de adjetivos terminados em -ic, como "tragic" ou "economic", exigem a inserção da sílaba intermediária -al- antes da adição do sufixo -ly, resultando em formas como "tragically".
(__) Advérbios de frequência indeterminada, como "seldom" e "often", ocupam majoritariamente a posição final da frase quando o verbo principal está no tempo presente simples, para evitar a fragmentação do sintagma verbal.
(__) O termo "hardly" funciona como um advérbio de intensidade com carga semântica negativa, não guardando relação de significado com o advérbio de modo "hard", que descreve a aplicação de esforço ou força.
(__) Advérbios conectivos (conjunctive adverbs), como "nonetheless" e "furthermore", exigem o uso de ponto e vírgula ou ponto final para separar as orações independentes que relacionam logicamente no texto.
Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:
(__) O prefixo "un-" é utilizado para expressar oposição ou reversão em adjetivos e verbos, enquanto o prefixo "in-" possui alomorfos como "im-", "il-" e "ir-", condicionados pela letra inicial da raiz.
(__) Sufixos como "-en", adicionados a adjetivos como "weak" ou "short", funcionam como formadores de verbos que indicam o processo de tornar-se ou causar a qualidade descrita pela base.
(__) A adição do sufixo "-ness" transforma adjetivos em substantivos concretos que designam ferramentas manuais, perdendo a relação semântica com o estado ou qualidade original da palavra.
(__) Prefixos de origem grega, como "hyper-" e "hypo-", são utilizados em registros acadêmicos para indicar excesso e deficiência, respectivamente, mantendo a produtividade em terminologias técnicas.
Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:
“The internationalization of artificial intelligence technologies has transformed the way people communicate, work and access information around the world.”
A palavra “internationalization” apresenta um processo de formação lexical característico da língua inglesa, envolvendo prefixação e sufixação a partir de um radical nominal. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a análise correta da formação dessa palavra.
(__) The compound noun "search history" in the metaphor "Troy's trash heaps are the bronze age's search history" exemplifies an endocentric compound where "history" functions as the head determining the grammatical category, while "search" acts as a modifier specifying the type of history, and this word formation pattern is highly productive in contemporary English, particularly in technology-related vocabulary.
(__) The adjective "unfiltered" in "unfiltered clarity" is formed through derivational morphology by attaching the negative prefix "un-" to the past participle "filtered," creating a word meaning "not filtered" or "without filtration," and this same prefix demonstrates consistent phonological behavior across all English words, always being pronounced /?n/ regardless of the phonological environment of the base word it attaches to.
(__) The phrase "trash heaps" contains two free morphemes that can function independently as words, whereas "heroism" in "the city is remembered as a stage for romance and heroism" contains the bound morpheme "-ism" (denoting doctrine, practice, or condition) attached to the base "hero," exemplifying derivational suffixation that changes the word class from noun to abstract noun while adding semantic content related to qualities or principles.
The CORRECT sequence is:
"His arguments were specious , appealing on the surface but fundamentally flawed."
The underlined word "specious" derives from the Latin root spec- ("to look, to appear"), also present in words such as:
I.The compound noun "posthumanism" in the phrase "Philip Popov's continuing focus on the posthumanism and transhumanism" exhibits derivational morphology through the prefix "post-" (meaning after/beyond) attached to the base "humanism," creating a philosophical term denoting ideology beyond traditional humanism, and this word formation process exemplifies productive morphological patterns in academic and philosophical English vocabulary.
II.The prepositional phrase "from 2014" in "Combining works dating back to 2014" functions as a temporal adjunct modifying the present participle "dating," and the phrasal verb "dating back to" is a three-word intransitive phrasal verb meaning to originate or have existed since a particular time, commonly used in historical and chronological contexts.
III.The relative clause "where he was born" in "the city where he was born" is a restrictive (defining) relative clause that specifies which city is being referenced, using the relative adverb "where" to indicate location, and this construction could be alternatively expressed as "in which he was born" with preposition fronting, though "where" is more natural and commonly preferred in spoken and written English.
The following statement(s) is/are CORRECT.
Select the alternative that presents a correct example of a noun formed through the addition of the suffix -ness.
(__) The prefix "un-" can indicate the reversal of an action when attached to verbs, as in "untie" or "unlock."
(__) The suffix "-en" is used to derive verbs from adjectives or nouns, signifying a change of state, as in "shorten" or "strengthen."
(__) Prefixes in English are primarily used to change the grammatical category of the base word, such as turning a noun into an adverb.
(__) The suffix "-ish" is used exclusively to denote nationality and can never be used to express an approximate quality or age.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
(__)Conversion (or zero-derivation) occurs when a word changes its grammatical category without the addition of any affix, such as "to water" from "water".
(__)The suffix "-ness" is a highly productive nominalizer in English, typically used to transform adjectives into abstract nouns describing a state or quality.
(__)In compounding, the right-hand element of the word usually functions as the semantic head, determining the basic meaning and the grammatical class of the compound.
(__)Diminutive suffixes like "-let" or "-ling" are primarily used in technical English to increase the formal density of scientific descriptions of large mammals.
Now, choose the CORRECT alternative with the sequence from top to bottom:
“There is a dangerous person in the house.”
I – The prefix in the adjective changed the meaning of the word. II – It characterizes the word house. III – The suffix means “full of”. IV – The adjective comes from a noun.
The alternative which shows the right information is:
TEXT FOR QUESTION
"In the contemporary classroom, the teacher’s role has shifted from being the sole provider of knowledge to a facilitator of LITERARY LITERACY. This approach encourages students to engage deeply with texts, moving beyond literal decoding to a critical understanding of the social and cultural nuances embedded in the language."