Universal 366: agglutinative ⇒ derivational affixes have complex syllabic structure;
flexive ⇒ derivational affixes have less complex syllabic structure

Universal 366: agglutinative ⇒ derivational affixes have complex syllabic structure;
flexive ⇒ derivational affixes have less complex syllabic structure

Original

Derivational affixes tend to have a more complex syllabic structure in agglutinative languages than in flective languages.

Standardized

IF morphology is agglutinative, THEN derivational affixes tend to have more complex syllabic structure.
IF morphology is flexive, THEN derivational affixes tend to have less complex syllabic structure.

Keywords

affix, syllable, agglutination, flexion

Domain

phonology, morphology

Type

mutual implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

unspecified

Source

Dressler 1985, adapted from Skalicka: Plank 1996, Plank 1998

Counterexamples