Inflectional Affix
Definition:
An inflectional affix is an affix that:
- expresses a grammatical contrast that is obligatory for its stem's word class in some given grammatical context
- does not change the word class of its stem
- is typically located farther from its root than a derivational affix
- produces a predictable, nonidiosyncratic change of meaning.
Examples:
(English)
Here are some examples of grammatical categories that are expressed by inflectional affixes:
- Aspect
- Case
- Modality
- Number
- Person
- Tense
- Voice
See Also:
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.