What is a productive affix?

Definition
	A productive affix is a derivational affix that is currently used in the derivation of new words.

Example (English)
	The prefix non- is a productive affix, as demonstrated in the following new coinage: the only non-upended chair in the ransacked room

Generic
	A productive affix is a kind of
	What is a derivational affix?

Sources
	Pei and Gaynor 1954 176
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 185
	Mish 1991 938

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Concept module: productive affix
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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