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These affixes interact with the semantics of the verb root, and in doing so, serve as derivational affixes. For example, the verb root ''-dāwap-'' (to drip), when prefixed with the Durative, creates the derived verb ''-ħtaštāwap-'', which means "to trickle", and the verb root ''-sar-'' (to see) becomes ''-ħtassar-'' (to watch). | These affixes interact with the semantics of the verb root, and in doing so, serve as derivational affixes. For example, the verb root ''-dāwap-'' (to drip), when prefixed with the Durative, creates the derived verb ''-ħtaštāwap-'', which means "to trickle", and the verb root ''-sar-'' (to see) becomes ''-ħtassar-'' (to watch). | ||
Unlike the affixes in the Preverbal slots, the Telicity affixes are usually not generated spontaneously in discourse, but are considered independent lexical entities in their own right. That is, the Preverbal affixes encode syntactic information, whereas the Telicity affixes, as derivational morphemes, are semantic in nature. | Unlike the affixes in the Preverbal slots, the Telicity affixes are usually not generated spontaneously in discourse, but when they do appear, the resultant forms are considered independent lexical entities in their own right. That is, the Preverbal affixes encode syntactic information, whereas the Telicity affixes, as derivational morphemes, are semantic in nature. | ||
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