Differentiate between derivational and inflectional affixes. Identify the affixes in each of the following words and categorise them as derivational or inflectional.
i. misinterpreted
ii. unmanageable
iii. civilizations
iv. misdeeds
v. decentralized
Affixes are lexical additions to the root of a word. The purpose is to either change the meaning or class of a word (derivational) or to modify a word to indicate its grammatical components and function (inflectional).
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The word "derivational" relates to something having been placed under a category, group, or classification. Hence, the affix is called derivational because the job of this particular lexical addition is to change the word class of the original root by making a completely different word.
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