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Lextutor is a free web-based resource. It was developed by Tom Cobb, a professor in applied linguistics at UQAM, with a view to the practical application of data-driven learning using principled approaches supported by published research.

Affix Levels @ Frequency Tester

This program is related to the morphological changes. It finds the inflectional + derivational affixes present in the families of a k-frequency list according to Bauer and Nation's (1993) developmental framework. VP output should ideally specify its assumptions about the morphology stage of the intended learner, although in practice VPs are presented at the most inclusive level, on the assumption that head words are at least recognizable from most morphological variants (religiosity seen as a form of religion even by a learner who could not produce the form).

*You can choose the stages

Nation's (2001, p. 268) list of the most useful DERIVATIONAL affixes, divided into five stages according to (a.) frequency, (b.) regularity (degree of change imposed on the base word), (c.) productivity, and (d.) predictability.

Stage 0 [Standard inflections] -s (on noun or verb), -ed, -ing

Stage 1 [V. frequent affixes, productive (take novel base words), no change to base word (in writing or speech)] -able, -er, -ish, -less, -ly, -ness, -th, -y, non-, un-

Stage 2 [Frequent, somewhat productive, often impose change on base word (admIre => admirAtion)] -al, -ation, -ess, -ful, -ism, -ist, -ity, -ize, -ment, -ous, in-

Stage 3 [Less frequent, low productivity, rarely imposes change on base word ()] -age (leakage), -al (arrival), -ally (idiotically), -an (American), -ance (clearance), -ant (consultant), -ary (revolutionary), -atory (confirmatory), -dom (kingdom; officialdom), -eer (black marketeer), -en (wooden), -en (widen), -ence (emergence), -ent (absorbent), -ery (bakery; trickery), -ese (Japanese; officialese), -esque (picturesque), -ette (usherette; roomette), -hood (childhood), -i (Israeli), -ian (phonetician; Johnsonian), -ite (Paisleyite; also chemical meaning), -let (coverlet), -ling (duckling), -ly (leisurely), -most (topmost), -ory (contradictory), -ship (studentship), -ward (homeward), -ways (crossways), -wise (endwise; discussion-wise), anti- (anti-inflation), ante- (anteroom), arch- (archbishop), bi- (biplane), circum- (circumnavigate), counter- (counter-attack), en- (encage; enslave), ex- (ex-president), fore- (forename), hyper- (hyperactive), inter- (inter-African, interweave), mid- (mid-week), mis- (misfit), neo- (neo-colonialism), post- (post-date), pro- (pro-British), semi- (semi-automatic), sub- (subclassify; subterranean), un- (untie; unburden).

Stage 4 -able, -ee, -ic, -ify, -ion, -ist, -ition, -ive, -th, -y, pre-, re-

Stage 5 -ar (circular), -ate (compassionate, captivat, electorate), -et (packet, casket), -some (troublesome), -ure (departure, exposure) ab-, ad-, com-, de-, dis-, ex- (out), in-(in), ob-, per-, pro- (in front of), trans-

* you can press, “Go”.
You can see inflections and derivation suffixes.
There are so many words in the list.