Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 930 g
Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 930 g
Reihe: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
ISBN: 978-0-19-509308-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press
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.
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.
