English - word formation (part 5) Noun suffixes
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Table of contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Word Formation Series
0:44 Ambiguity and Multifunctionality of Suffixes
01:08 Material and Abstract Nouns
01:53 "-t" / "-te" / "-ce" / "-cy" Endings
03:10 "-dom" Ending
03:48 "-hood" Ending
04:24 "-ing" Ending
05:05 "-ism" Ending
05:37 "-ity" / "-ty" Endings
07:23 "-ment" Ending
07:57 "-ness" Ending
08:28 Replacing "y" with "i"
08:49 "-ship" Ending
09:29 "-sion" / "-tion"
10:39 "- ure" ending
11:49 Material nouns
12:02 "-ant" ending
12:33 "-cian" ending
13:03 "-er" ending
14:05 "-ess" ending
14:41 "-ist" ending
15:05 Summary