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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Polyfunctionality''' is the phenomenon that one [[affix]] is used with a number of different [[meaning]]s or [[grammatical function]]s.<br />
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=== Example ===<br />
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In [[Dutch]], the suffix -''er'' is used to form <br />
# deverbal agent nouns (''werker'' 'worker), <br />
# deverbal instrument nouns (''wekker'' 'alarm clock'), <br />
# geographical personal nouns (''Amsterdammer'' 'person living in Amsterdam'), <br />
# denominal personal nouns (''rechter'' 'judge'), and (e) deadjectival personal nouns (''ouder'' 'parent').<br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polyfunctionality&lemmacode=412 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br />
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=== References ===<br />
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* Moortgat, M. &amp; H. van der Hulst 1984. ''Geïnterpreteerde morfologie,'' Glot 4, 179-214, .<br />
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