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1. Vowel Harmony

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   The scope of vowel harmony dictates which parts of the word are affected.
   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 a…