derivational
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At times, such as when he describes the preterit subjunctive as agueta raba, his divisions fly in the face of derivational history.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
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
According to the historical origin of the derivational elements.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
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
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
