derivational
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In fishery, as compared with fish, the number of derivational elements is two.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The derivational element -ihl “in the house” does not mitigate this vagueness or generality; inikw-ihl is still “fire in the house” or “burn in the house.”
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
At present it is a derivational syllable by which we can convert an adjective into an adverb: brave, brave-ly.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
For such languages the number concept has no syntactic significance whatever, is not essentially conceived of as defining a relation, but falls into the group of derivational or even of basic concepts.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
According to the historical origin of the derivational elements.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
