Re: infixes (was Re: what does -il- do (when it exists))

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From: paul-bennett@nc.rr.com <paul-bennett@...>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:05:21 -0500
Subject: Re: infixes (was Re: what does -il- do (when it exists))
To: Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>

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From: Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:11 am
Subject: infixes (was Re: what does -il- do (when it exists))

> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:45:40 +0200, Rodlox <Rodlox@...> wrote:
> >    are there any languages which would have infixes?
>
> "Of course" :)
>
> I don't know of any examples, but I seem to recall reading that
> Tagalog uses infixes in its verbal morphology, though I don't remember
> in what function.
AIUI, each infix imparts a different meaning to the trigger morpheme,
that is, it makes the trigger morpheme stand for a different case,
with the usual caveat that people into trigger languages don't
appreciate the normal folks tossing around the word "case" with such
abandon.

Paul