templatic
templatic adjective: restricted to fit into a specific, limited pattern of possible structures or shapes, rather than resulting from the application of a simple generative rule.
Adjective
templatic (not comparable)
- Restricted to fit into a specific, limited pattern of possible structures or shapes, rather than resulting from the application of a simple generative rule.
- In templatic morphology regularity consists in the fact that derived words associated with a particular function show a consistent syllabic (sometimes also vocalic) pattern regardless of the phonological form of the source from which they are derived.2003, Robert R. Ratcliffe, “Towards a Universal Theory of Shape-invariant (Templatic) Morphology: Classical Arabic Re-considered”, in Explorations in Seamless Morphology, →ISBN, page 260
- Stipulation of the order of segments in a morpheme is considered "normal" and, therefore, not templatic. Similarly, admitting the existence of a grammatical category like "affix" or "clitic" entails that elements belonging to such categories must have some specification for their linear realization...2007, Matti Miestamo, Bernhard Wälchli, New Challenges in Typology, →ISBN
Origin of templatic
From template + -ic.
Words formed from templatic
Questions about templatic
- What does templatic mean?
- Templatic means restricted to fit into a specific, limited pattern of possible structures or shapes, rather than resulting from the application of a simple generative rule.
- What part of speech is templatic?
- Templatic is an adjective.
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