Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- 27 Reflections on Inflection inside Word-Formation
- 28 Reflections on Canonical Form
- 29 Reflections on the Spread of Regular Inflection to Simple and Derived Forms
- 30 Conclusion
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
27 - Reflections on Inflection inside Word-Formation
from Part VII - Questions Involving Inflection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 October 2025
Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- 27 Reflections on Inflection inside Word-Formation
- 28 Reflections on Canonical Form
- 29 Reflections on the Spread of Regular Inflection to Simple and Derived Forms
- 30 Conclusion
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
Summary
A widely accepted principle in morphological studies is that inflectional affixes should not be found between a root and a derivational affix or internally in a compound. Many of the apparent exceptions to this general principle in English can be argued not to be genuinely exceptional, but some types, including an innovative type, appear to contradict the usual patterns, though it is not clear why this should be the case.
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