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 Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

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

Classification of linguistic concepts: basic or concrete, derivational, concrete relational, pure relational.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

According to the historical origin of the derivational elements.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

But what prevents us from throwing in these “dispensable” or “secondary” relational concepts with the large, floating group of derivational, qualifying concepts that we have already discussed?

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward