Linguist Geert Booij notes that one criterion for distinguishing derivation and inflection "is that derivation may feed inflection, but not vice versa. Derivation applies to the stem-forms of words, without their inflectional endings,
Linguist Geert Booij notes that one criterion for distinguishing derivation and inflection "is that derivation may feed inflection, but not vice versa. Derivation applies to the stem-forms of words, without their inflectional endings, and creates new, more complex stems to which inflectional rules can be applied" (The Grammar of Words, 2005). See Examples and Observations, below.
- Back Formation
- Denominal Adjective, Denominal Noun, and Denominal Verb
- Derivational Morpheme and Inflectional Morpheme
- Inflectional Morphology
- Introduction to Etymology: Word Histories
- Where Do New Words Come From?
- Word Formation
Etymology:From the Latin, "to draw off"
Examples and Observations:
- "Derivational morphology studies the principles governing the construction of new words, without reference to the specific grammatical role a word might play in a sentence. In the formation of drinkable from drink, or disinfect from infec