The Polysynthesis Parameter

by Mark C. Baker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195093089
• ISBN13: 9780195093087
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"