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in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs | in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs | ||
plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese. | plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese. | ||
Prefixes, when attached to the first root of the sentence, are understood to modify the | |||
whole word. | |||
===The mechanics of root combinations=== | ===The mechanics of root combinations=== | ||
Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first | Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first | ||