Fusionalism
Fusionalism is a linguistic theory that describes the process of language change in which two or more forms of a root word are combined to form a new word. This process is often referred to as "fusional" because it involves the fusion of two or more elements to create a new word.
Fusionalism was first described by the German linguist August Schleicher in the 19th century. According to
In fusional languages, the combination of the root word with grammatical markers results in a new word
Fusionalism is often seen as a transitional phase between a more deeply inflected language and a less