Re: quickie about suffix terminology

Well, you could always fall back on something reliable and simple like
"Class I" and "Class II" suffixes.  This nomenclature works nicely for
Germanic verb conjugations, as well.  For brevity, they could be shortened
to "C1" and "C2".

Padraic.

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Paul Bennett wrote:

> My conlang (Wenetaic) has two classes of root-suffix, those that accept
> morphological modification, and those that don't.  The order within a word is
> always:
>
> root+modifiable.suffixes+unmodifiable.suffix
> There are zero or more modifiable suffixes per word, and either zero or one
> unmodfiable suffix.
>
> I'm currently using "particle" and "suffix" respectively for these two types of
> suffix, for historical reasons.  This does not sit well, however.  Does anybody
> have a suggestion for a "professional sounding" terminology I can use?  I'd
> prefer something quicker and easier to type than "modifiable suffix" and
> "unmodifiable suffix".
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
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