Agglutinative Language
Definition:
An agglutinative language is a language in which words are made up of a linear sequence of distinct morphemes and each component of meaning is represented by its own morpheme.
Examples:
(Chuckchi, Northeastern Siberia)
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| This example consists of one word made up of five morphemes. |
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Comparison:
The opposite of a highly agglutinative language is a highly fusional language.
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.