Re: modelling reduplication (Duplifix?)

Hi James,

You asked if there were other positional categories not covered in [2].

I noticed that the example given for an infix, “abso<bloody>lutely” is not a true infix, but rather it is an example of tmesis. Another common tmesis example is where “another” is inter-fixed with a qualifier, “a<whole>nother”. Perhaps you should separate the infixation from tmesis and represent each separately.

I don’t think there is any example of a true infix in the English language. Old Irish has a rich morphological system whereby pronouns are infixed when they are the object of a verb:
fogaib – to find
fogaibiu – I find
fo<t>gaibiu – I find you (sg.)
f<a>gaibiu – I find him

Le meas,
Adrian Doyle

From: James Tauber <jtauber@jtauber.com>
Date: Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 19:11
To: public-ontolex <public-ontolex@w3.org>
Subject: modelling reduplication (Duplifix?)
Resent-From: <public-ontolex@w3.org>
Resent-Date: Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 19:10

Ablaut can obviously be handled as a Simulfix but how would reduplication be modelled? e.g. Ancient Greek (and Indo-European in general) has a highlight productive CeC- from C- reduplication process. Malayo-Polynesian languages use reduplication for plural formation. [1] has many many other examples.

Sounds like we need a Duplifix.

Are there other positional categories in [2] not covered?

Incidentally, does anyone know the origin of the more obscure terms in [2]? I presume things like simulfix and duplifix come from a more descriptive tradition as I've not come across them in theoretical morphology / morphological theory discussions.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affix

James
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