The Polysynthesis ParameterOxford University Press, 4 jan 1996 - 576 pagina's 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. |
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The Position of NPs | 41 |
The Licensing of NPs | 96 |
Discontinuous Constituents | 138 |
Agreement and Clause Structure | 189 |
Notes | 238 |
Agreement and the Structure of | 244 |
Notes | 274 |
Notes | 391 |
Adpositional Phrases | 399 |
Notes | 446 |
Embedded Clauses | 452 |
On the Nature of Parameterization | 496 |
Appendix A Abbreviations | 517 |
Sources and Methods | 524 |
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