Timeline for The suffix -er in English: Why is this derivational?
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| Jul 8, 2014 at 3:33 | comment | added | Alex B. | In this particular case, -er is a derivational suffix. I'm unaware of a 20-21 century linguist who'd analyze it otherwise. On the other hand, if you want to become familiar with how derivation vs. inflection is treated in modern linguistic morphology, start with an excellent - and concise - summary in Bauer 2003, Chapter 6. This stuff is always discussed in undergrad. | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 16:44 | answer | added | fdb | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 0:55 | answer | added | curiousdannii♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 6, 2014 at 14:23 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackLinguist/status/485791135806554113 | ||
| Jul 6, 2014 at 12:49 | answer | added | Thomas Gross | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 6, 2014 at 11:27 | history | asked | Teusz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |