Derivation

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