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polysynthesis parameter: a standalone construct

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Morphology

the proposal that polysynthetic languages share a requirement that every argument be expressed by morphology on the head, which explains their clustered properties.

In morphology, polysynthesis parameter refers to the proposal that polysynthetic languages share a requirement that every argument be expressed by morphology on the head, which explains their clustered properties. This meaning comes from Baker (1996) in The Polysynthesis Parameter.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs head3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs morphology4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Baker, M. C. (1996). The Polysynthesis Parameter. Oxford University PressNew York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195093070.001.0001

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