The polysynthesis parameter

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The polysynthesis parameter

Mark C. Baker

(Oxford studies in comparative syntax / Richard Kayne, general editor)

Oxford University Press, 1996

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Bibliographical references: p. 527-538

Includes index

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ISBN 9780195093070

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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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: pbk ISBN 9780195093087

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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. This idea has repercussions for many areas of syntax and morphology, resulting in a comprehensive picture of the grammar of polysynthetic languages.

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