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Sastri, M. I. – Language Sciences, 1973
Descriptors: Creativity, Expressive Language, Figurative Language, Language Patterns
Young, Robert W. – 1997
Lexical derivation in the Navajo verb system is described, with examples. Derivation involves four broad processes: (1) straightforward use of verbal roots and adverbial-derivational prefixes, with their base meanings; (2) extension of base root meaning, often by metaphor, to permit application to disparate concepts; (3) figurative use of…
Descriptors: Affixes, American Indian Languages, Diachronic Linguistics, Figurative Language