Notes on Yurok Derivation

Abstract

Yurok verb stems consist of one or two roots, often a medial suffix, and usually one or more final suffixes. When there are two roots the second is deverbal. Some roots are followed by postradical extensions. A medial suffix may follow either type of root. Different finals distinguish transitive from intransitive verbs. Some are abstract, some concrete. Elements are generally joined by one of two link vowels, e and o. Yurok nouns and particles are simpler in structure, but a few derivational finals have been identified. There are a few contractions at morpheme boundaries.

Keywords

• Yurok language-- Morphology