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The term '''derivation''' is used in a number of different senses: | The term '''derivation''' is used in a number of different senses: | ||
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* in [[:category:morphology|morphology]], it refers to word formation through the association of dependent and independent morphemes; see [[derivation (morphology)]] | * in [[:category:morphology|morphology]], it refers to word formation through the association of dependent and independent morphemes; see [[derivation (morphology)]] | ||
* in [[:category:historical linguistics| historical linguistics]], it refers to the relation by which newer linguistic forms and languages descend from their older counterparts; see [[historical derivation]] | * in [[:category:historical linguistics| historical linguistics]], it refers to the relation by which newer linguistic forms and languages descend from their older counterparts; see [[historical derivation]] | ||
* in [[:category:Phonology]], it refers to a process or the product of applying a set of phonological rules to an underlying form; see [[derivation (phonology)]] | |||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
French [[dérivation (fr)]] German [[Derivation (de)]] Portuguese [[derivação]] | French [[dérivation (fr)]] German [[Derivation (de)]] Portuguese [[derivação]] | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 12 February 2009
The term derivation is used in a number of different senses:
- in generative syntax, it refers to the entire sequence of rule applications in the process of generating a terminal string on the basis of an initial symbol; see derivation (GG);
- in morphology, it refers to word formation through the association of dependent and independent morphemes; see derivation (morphology)
- in historical linguistics, it refers to the relation by which newer linguistic forms and languages descend from their older counterparts; see historical derivation
- in category:Phonology, it refers to a process or the product of applying a set of phonological rules to an underlying form; see derivation (phonology)
Other languages
French dérivation (fr) German Derivation (de) Portuguese derivação