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suprafixnoun
A type of affix where a suprasegmental change (such as tone or stress) modifies an existing morpheme's meaning.
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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. 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. For example, a number of African languages express tense / aspect distinctions by tone. English has a process of changing stress on verbs to create nouns.
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Suprafix
In linguistics, a suprafix is a type of affix where a suprasegmental change modifies an existing morpheme's meaning. In many languages, they are used to differentiate between otherwise identical lexemes, but in some they are used derivationally or inflectionally. An example in English is the creation of initial-stress-derived nouns. For instance, the noun próduce is an initially stressed version of the verb prodúce "create" or "bring forth". Another is Mandarin 好 hǎo and 好 hào, where the tone changes from low to falling.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suprafix in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suprafix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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