Jan 24 Inflection and Derivation

Question 1

Relevance

Answer 1

Is the morphological pattern governed by the syntax?

Yes=inflection

Question 2

Same basic concept

Answer 2

does the word-form hold the same basic idea as the base?

Yes=probably inflection

Question 3

obligatoriness

Answer 3

Are the features obligatorily expressed in all applicable word-forms?
Yes=inflection

Question 4

Limitation

Answer 4

How productive is the application of the affix?
Inflection=no arbitrary limitations
Derivation=a lot of arbitrary limitations

Question 5

Abstractness?

Answer 5

In general, inflection tends to be more abstract in idea

Question 6

Compositionality?

Answer 6

Inflectional meanings are predictable, but derivational ones aren’t necessarily predictable, or compositional, at all

Question 7

Base allomorphy?

Answer 7

Derivation tends to create more varied base allomorphy whereas inflectional tends to be the same

Question 8

Word class change?

Answer 8

Inflection never changes the word class; if there is a word-class change, it is immediately derivational

Question 9

Cumulative expression?

Answer 9

Can more than one thing be expressed in the single form? If yes, it is probably inflected. Derived forms tend to only express on thing.

Question 10

Iterabililty?

Answer 10

You will never “double-up” on an inflected affix, whereas you can do so with derived forms (re-rewrite, for example)