The Polysynthesis Parameter
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Book Series
Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
ISBN-10
0195093070
ISBN-13
9780195093070
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
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Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 8th, 1996
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
770 grams
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23.30 x 15.60 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Grammar, syntax & morphology
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This study argues that polysynthetic languages - in which verbs are built up of many parts and where one verb can act as a whole sentence - are more than an accidental collection of morphological processes; rather they adopt a systematic way of representing predicate-argument relationships.
Baker argues that polysynthetic languages - in which verbs are built up of many parts and where one verb can act as a whole sentence - are more than an accidental collection of morphological processes; rather they adopt a systematic way of representing predicate-argument relationships, parallel to but distinct from the system used for English.
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