| The Polysynthesis Parameter Contributor(s): Baker, Mark C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195093070 ISBN-13: 9780195093070 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $267.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 94032344 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 1.64" H x 6.36" W x 9.36" (2.42 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |