Universal #368

Legacy number: 368

 Number  367
 Original  Whereas the phonological structure of affixes is very similar to the structure of stems in the agglutinative type, affixes tend to differ significantly from stems in the flective type: they are much shorter, structurally simpler, and more uniform than their agglutinative counterparts.
 Standardized  IF morphology is agglutinative, THEN the phonological structure of affixes tends to be very similar to that of stems.
IF morphology is flexive, THEN affixes tend to be shorter, structurally simpler, and more uniform in their phonemic make-up than stems.
 Formula  agglutinative ⇒ phonological structure of affixes is similar to the structure of stems;
flective ⇒ affixes are shorter and structurally simpler than stems
 Keywords  phonology, affix, stem, agglutination, flexion
 Domain  phonology, morphology
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Dressler 1985, adapted from Skalicka: Plank 1996, Plank 1998

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Discussion
Notes
Implications presumably intended as mutual: "mutually conducive traits".For a tabular summary of Skalicka's typological "constructs" see Plank 1998: 204-205.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Implications presumably intended as mutual: "mutually conducive traits". For a tabular summary of Skalicka's typological "constructs" see Plank 1998: 204-205.