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affixation vs sound structure

sound structure vs affixation

affixation and sound structure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affixation Yes No No No
sound structure Yes No No No
As nouns, sound structure is a hypernym of affixation; that is, sound structure is a word with a broader meaning than affixation:
  • affixation: the result of adding an affix to a root word
  • sound structure: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Other hypernyms of affixation include morphology, syllable structure, word structure.
affixation (noun) sound structure (noun)
formation of a word by means of an affix the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
the act of attaching or affixing something
the result of adding an affix to a root word
Difference between affixation and sound structure

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