The Polysynthesis Parameter
Published on 8. February 1996
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-19-509307-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Baker's findings regarding Mohawk reflexive verbs are interesting ... this is an important book ... Almost the entire book is very readable. Baker has the ability to communicate the backbone of a linguistic argument to linguists ... I learned more about GB and Principles & Parameters from this book than I have from putatively introductory works. * Journal of Linguistics *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings, tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1081 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-509307-0 (9780195093070)
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Mark C. Baker
The Polysynthesis Parameter
Book
02/1996
Oxford University Press Inc
€218.60
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