Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal of Linguistics and Khorasan Dialects 2008-7233 4 6 2012 12 21 Affixation in Persian: Affix-driven or Base-driven? Affixation in Persian: Affix-driven or Base-driven? 27 25393 10.22067/lj.v4i6.20364 FA Atefesadat Mirsaeedi Batool Alinezhad Journal Article 2013 03 17 Giegerich (1999) refers to "lexical morphology and phonology" theory as an "affix-driven" model, because in this model the properties of a group of affixes specify the properties of each stratum. He also introduces another model to which he refers as a "base-driven" model in which each stratum is defined based on the properties of the base. This synchronic study investigates affixation in Persian in order to see which model best works in analyzing this process of word-formation. The outcome clarifies that the "base-driven" model can account for affixation in Persian more successfully than the "affix-driven" model. Giegerich (1999) refers to "lexical morphology and phonology" theory as an "affix-driven" model, because in this model the properties of a group of affixes specify the properties of each stratum. He also introduces another model to which he refers as a "base-driven" model in which each stratum is defined based on the properties of the base. This synchronic study investigates affixation in Persian in order to see which model best works in analyzing this process of word-formation. The outcome clarifies that the "base-driven" model can account for affixation in Persian more successfully than the "affix-driven" model. https://jlkd.um.ac.ir/article_25393_7552f92d072463ee57944b4a15f42967.pdf