| Edward Sapir (1884–1939). Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech. 1921. | | |
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| Fundamental Type | II | III | IV | Technique | Synthesis | Examples |
A
(Simple Pure-
relational) | — | — | a | Isolating | Analytic | Chinese; Annamite |
| (d) | — | a, b | Isolating
(weakly
aggultinative) | Analytic | Ewe (Guinea Coast) |
| (b) | — | a, b,
c | Agglutinative
(mildly
agglutinative
fusional) | Analytic | Modern Tibetan |
B
(Complex Pure-
relational) | b, (d) | — | a | Agglutinative-
isolating | Analytic | Polynesian |
| b | — | a,
(b) | Agglutinative-
isolating | Polysynthetic | Haida |
| c | — | a | Fusional-
isolating | Analytic | Cambodgian |
| b | — | b | Agglutinative | Synthetic | Turkish |
| b, d | (b) | b | Agglutinative
(symbolic
tinge) | Polysynthetic | Yana (N. California) |
| c, d,
(b) | — | a, b | Fusional-
agglutinative
(symbolic
tinge) | Synthetic
(mildly) | Classical Tibetan |
| b | — | c | Agglutinative
fusional | Synthetic
(mildly
polysynthetic) | Sioux |
| c | — | c | Fusional | Synthetic | Salinan
(S.W. California) |
| d, c | (d) | d, c, a | Symbolic | Analytic | Shilluk (Upper Nile) |
| | NOTE.—Parentheses indicate a weak development of the process in question. |
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