| Edward Sapir (1884–1939). Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech. 1921. | | |
Page 151 |
| |
| Fundamental Type | II | III | IV | Technique | Synthesis | Examples |
C
(Simple Mixed-
relational) | (b) | b | — | Agglutinative | Synthetic | Bantu |
| (c) | c, (d), | a | Fusional | Analytic
(mildly
synthetic) | French 0 |
D
(Complex Mixed-
relational) | b, c,
d | b | b | Agglutinative
(symbolic
tinge) | Polysynthetic | Nootka (Vancouver
Island) 0 |
| c, (d) | b | — | Fusional-agglutinative | Polysynthetic (mildly) | Chinook (lower Columbia R.) |
| c, (d) | c, (d), (b) | — | Fusional | Polysynthetic | Algonkin |
| c | c, d | a | Fusional | Analytic | English |
| c, d | c, d | — | Fusional
(symbolic
tinge) | Synthetic | Latin, Greek, Sanskrit |
| c, b,
d | c, d | (a) | Fusional
(strongly
symbolic) | Synthetic | Takelma
(S. W. Oregon) |
| d, c | c, d | (a) | Symbolic-fusional | Synthetic | Semitic (Arabic,
Hebrew) |
|
|
|
