גזירה בתחפושת של נטייה: [מתוך המדור: מורפולוגיה]

Derivation is Distinct of inflection in that words become lexical independent items in derivation and not in inflection. The paper focuses on identical derivational and inflectional words in which the letters Tav, Yod, Mem, and Nun (representing the consonants t, y, m, and n) play a role. Numerous ambiguous Hebrew words are elicited showing that derivational element cannot be accounted for as inflectional (e.g., taklit 'record.N' – derivational, vs. 'you/she will record'. V inflectional). While some inflectional formatives look like derivational ones, derivational formatives do not necessarily serve as suffixes or prefixes.