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2014 IF augmentatives/diminutives can be formed from Determiners, THEN they can also be formed from Adverbs, Numerals, Pronouns, or Interjections;IF from Adverbs, Numerals, Pronouns, or Interjections, THEN also from Adjectives or Verbs;IF from Adjectives or Verbs, THEN from Nouns. word formation implicational hierarchy augmentative, diminutive, word class, noun, adjective, verb, adverb, numeral, pronoun, interjection, determiner
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