Universal 416:
- Original
- The degree of bounding between stem and affix is in proportion to the semantic relevance of the affix to the stem.
- Standardized
- The degree of bounding between stem and affix is in proportion to the semantic relevance of the affix to the stem.
- Keywords
- affix, stem, relevance
- Domain
- inflection, semantics
- Type
- mutual implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- statistical
- Basis
- sample of 50 languages in Bybee 1985a
- Source
- Bybee 1985a
- Counterexamples
The more relevant, the more closely bound to the stem. Cited also in Moravcsik 1994: 50.See Comments to #416 for possible diachronic rationale.