Sample Analysis
To busy is a verb which means occupy, keep busy. Derivational level. On the derivational level of analysis it is a derivative built through conversion from the adjective stem busy (V ← adj). Morphemic level. On the morphemic level of analysis it is a monomorphemic word consisting of one root morpheme. Etymological level. Etymologically it is a native word. Semantic level. Semantically – monosemantic. Stylistic level. Stylistically – neutral.
Thus, the adverb inconceivably is a derivative built through affixation in several steps: 1) by adding the prefix con- to the bound stem -ceive (the word was practically borrowed from O.Fr. in this prefixed form); 2) by adding the suffix -able to the verb stem conceive, 3) by adding the prefix in- to the adjective stem conceivable; 4) by adding the suffix -ly to the adjective stem inconceivable. Morphemic level. On the morphemic level of analysis inconceivable is a polymorphemic word consisting of five morphemes: one root morpheme (-ceive) and four derivational morphemes (two prefixes in- and con- and two suffixes -able and -ly). Etymological level. On the etymological level the word under study is a hybrid consisting of Romance morphemes and one native English morpheme (-ly). Semantic level. Semantically it is a monosemantic word, like most derivatives. Stylistic level. Stylistically it is a word of neutral style tending to bookish, literary rather than colloquial.
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