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Inflectional vs. Derivational Suffixes
The distinction between the two primary functional classes of suffixes is central to morphological theory:
Inflectional Suffixes: These suffixes express grammatical relations necessary for sentence construction but do not alter the lexical category of the base/). For instance, in English, the plural marker $/-s/$ added…