The Polysynthesis Parameter

The Polysynthesis Parameter
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 581
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780199762323
ISBN-13 : 0199762325
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Polysynthesis Parameter by : Mark C. Baker

Download or read book The Polysynthesis Parameter written by Mark C. Baker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-04 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates in detail the grammar of polysynthetic languages--those with very complex verbal morphology. Baker argues that polysynthesis is more than an accidental collection of morphological processes; rather, it is a systematic way of representing predicate-argument relationships that is parallel to but distinct from the system used in languages like English. Having repercussions for many areas of syntax and related aspects of morphology and semantics, this argument results in a comprehensive picture of the grammar of polysynthetic languages. Baker draws on examples from Mohawk and certain languages of the American Southwest, Mesoamerica, Australia, and Siberia.


The Polysynthesis Parameter Related Books

The Polysynthesis Parameter
Language: en
Pages: 581
Authors: Mark C. Baker
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-04 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book investigates in detail the grammar of polysynthetic languages--those with very complex verbal morphology. Baker argues that polysynthesis is more than
The Polysynthesis Parameter
Language: en
Pages: 581
Authors: Mark C. Baker
Categories: Grammar, Comparative and general
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book investigates in detail the grammar of polysynthetic languages--those with very complex verbal morphology. Baker argues that polysynthesis is more than
The Polysynthesis Parameter
Language: en
Pages: 556
Authors: Mark C. Baker
Categories: Grammar, Comparative and general
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 accident
The Morphosyntax of the Algonquian Conjunct Verb
Language: en
Pages: 330
Authors: Julie Brittain
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Psychology Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Atoms Of Language
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Mark C Baker
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-08-05 - Publisher: Basic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Whether all human languages are fundamentally the same or different has been a subject of debate for ages. This problem has deep philosophical implications: If