Universal #1947

Legacy number: 1947

 Number  1941
 Original  If an infix has an alternative position outside the word, that external position is always at the edge of the word to which the infix position is referenced.
 Standardized  Provided an infix has alternative positions outside the stem, that external position is always at that edge of the stem in relation to which the infix is positioned. (left edge infixes → prefixes, right edge infixes → suffixes)
 Keywords  affix, infix, order
 Domain  morphology
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  ?
 Source  Moravcsik 2000

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Discussion
Notes
This supports the view that there are no infixes as morphological entities, but only adfixes (i.e., suffixes, prefixes) which are metathesized by phonological rules in order to optimize syllable structures in accordance with sonority.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
This supports the view that there are no infixes as morphological entities, but only adfixes (i.e., suffixes, prefixes) which are metathesized by phonological rules in order to optimize syllable structures in accordance with sonority.