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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
Classification of linguistic concepts: basic or concrete, derivational, concrete relational, pure relational.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
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 Edward Sapir
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
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