| Lemma | descriptive order |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Harris (1951) |
| Titolo | Methods in Structural Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | meaning (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | The criteria for selecting a basic alternant are not meaning or tradition, but descriptive order, i.e. resultant simplicity of description in deriving the other forms from the base. |