INTERFIXES AND UNIFIXES: MORPHEMIC AND DERIVATIONAL STATUS
In this article we are talking about the status of morphemes, which are known in word formation and morphology as the interfiixes and unifixes. This question from the point of view of the morphemic structure of words is solved in the linguistic literature unambiguously and remains one of the controversial issues of modern linguistics. Composition of interfixes is defined in various ways. Roles of interfiixes and unifixes in structure of a word are differently interpreted. The paper provides an overview of some of the attempts to solve the question about status of interfiixes and unifixes in modern Russian linguistics, undertaken by different researchers, who adhered to different theoretical positions and frequently decided different tasks. The question of segmentation of word with interfixes remains controversial also in connection with the different points of view on the theory of interfixes. The issue of unifixes is solved in linguistics according to the principles of separation of morphemes and identifying their essential features. The theory of interfixes and unifixes needs additional research.