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Peer reviewedBarker, Chris – Language, 1998
Offers a detailed analysis of the English suffix "-ee" (employee, refugee, etc.) based on 1,500 naturally occurring tokens of 500 word types. Argues that certain semantic constraints, taken together, amount to a special-purpose thematic role that actively constrains productive use of derivational morphology. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
