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Compound Affix Ordering Generalization
MORPHOLOGY: a generalization which entails that Class I affixes cannot appear outside compounds, while some Class II affixes may
appear both inside and outside compounds. In other words, only Class II affixes may attach to compounds.
EXAMPLE: the English Class I negative prefix in- may not attach to compound adjectives (*in-self-sufficient), while its Class II counterpart un- may (un-self-sufficient).
LIT. | Halle, M. & K.P. Mohanan (1985) Kiparsky, P. (1982) Selkirk, E. O. (1982a) Spencer, A. (1991) |