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1. Vowel Harmony

   Linked via "agglutination"

   Word-Domain Harmony: The entire word, from the first vowel onward, must exhibit harmony. This is the classic model seen in Turkish.
   Root-Domain Harmony: Harmony applies only within the lexical root. Suffixes and prefixes might be immune or follow a separate, potentially neutral, pattern.
   Agglutination Requirement: Harmony is strongest and most predictable in languages that employ extensive agglutination, where long strings of suffixes are added to a root, each layer needing to conform to the initial vocalic settin…