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Classification of linguistic concepts: basic or concrete, derivational, concrete relational, pure relational.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
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 Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
In fishery, as compared with fish, the number of derivational elements is two.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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 Sapir, Edward
By a “fusional-agglutinative” language we would understand one that fuses its derivational elements but allows a greater independence to those that indicate relations.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
