Suprafix

In linguistics, a suprafix is a type of affix that gives a suprasegmental pattern (such as tone, stress, or nasalization) to either a neutral base or a base with a preexisting suprasegmental pattern. This affix will, then, convey a derivational or inflectional meaning.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] This suprasegmental pattern acts like segmental phonemes within a morpheme; the suprafix is a combination of suprasegmental phonemes, organized into a pattern, that creates a morpheme.^[5] For example, a number of African languages express tense / aspect distinctions by tone.^[6] English has a process of changing stress on verbs to create nouns.^[1]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Bauer, Laurie (2003). Introducing linguistic morphology (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0878403434. OCLC 51942679.
^ Trask, R.L. (1993). A dictionary of grammatical terms in linguistics. London. p. 270. ISBN 0415086272. OCLC 26363058.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Trask, R.L. (1996). A dictionary of phonetics and phonology. London: Routledge. p. 342. ISBN 0415112605. OCLC 32508753.
^ Eugene Nida, Morphology: The Descriptive Analysis of Words, 2nd ed., Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1949, p. 69.
^ Hill, Archibald A. (1958). Introduction to Linguistic Structures. United States of America: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, Inc. pp. 103, 105–106. ISBN 9780155430310.
^ Eugene Nida, Morphology: The Descriptive Analysis of Words, 2nd ed., Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1949, p. 63, Problem 46.
^ Word-formation : an international handbook of the languages of Europe. Volume 1. Müller, Peter O., Dr.,, Ohnheiser, Ingeborg,, Olsen, Susan, 1948–, Rainer, Franz. Berlin. 30 March 2015. ISBN 9783110246254. OCLC 909907714.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

[:5-1] Bauer, Laurie (2003). Introducing linguistic morphology (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0878403434. OCLC 51942679.

[2] Trask, R.L. (1993). A dictionary of grammatical terms in linguistics. London. p. 270. ISBN 0415086272. OCLC 26363058.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[3] Trask, R.L. (1996). A dictionary of phonetics and phonology. London: Routledge. p. 342. ISBN 0415112605. OCLC 32508753.

[:22-4] Eugene Nida, Morphology: The Descriptive Analysis of Words, 2nd ed., Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1949, p. 69.

[:02-5] Hill, Archibald A. (1958). Introduction to Linguistic Structures. United States of America: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, Inc. pp. 103, 105–106. ISBN 9780155430310.

[:62-6] Eugene Nida, Morphology: The Descriptive Analysis of Words, 2nd ed., Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1949, p. 63, Problem 46.

[:72-7] Word-formation : an international handbook of the languages of Europe. Volume 1. Müller, Peter O., Dr.,, Ohnheiser, Ingeborg,, Olsen, Susan, 1948–, Rainer, Franz. Berlin. 30 March 2015. ISBN 9783110246254. OCLC 909907714.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

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