A recent article in American Speech discusses the suffix -ish as lexicalizing, i.e., changing from a grammatical marker to separate word status. For example, "I am ish about the upcoming meeting." My question: isn't -ish a derivational marker and not inflectional/grammar functioning? OR are there two kinds: -ish that derives a new word (child vs. childish) and -ish that acts as a type of adjective marker of degree (hungry vs. hungryish). Thanks, Sue Behrens Marymount Manhattan College To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/