derivational
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As far as Latin and Greek are concerned, their inflection consists essentially of the fusing of elements that express logically impure relational concepts with radical elements and with elements expressing derivational concepts.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
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)
V. According to the number of the derivational elements.—In fisher, as compared with fish, there is but one derivational affix.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
This is also true of many languages of type B, the terms “agglutinative,” “fusional,” and “symbolic” applying in their case merely to the treatment of the derivational, not the relational, concepts.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
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
