Re: USAGE: Circumfixes

MJR> Ok.  Depending on the orthography, orthographic words can be pretty
MJR> easy to identify.  But what are the criteria for isolating
MJR> morphosyntactic and phonological words?

MPL> The short answer is that the discovery procedures for delimiting
MPL> morphosyntactic words and phonological words are not theory-neutral, and
MPL> you should consult your resident theoretician for guidance.

MPL> That said, I'll just pretend to be the resident theoretician for a bit
MPL> (definitely the long answer...):

(long answer snipped)

Thanks for the very clear and useful answer!

-the other Mark

(random tidbit: at my job, "MPL" stands for "master project list" . . .)