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Polysynthetic language is a traditional term for languages or morphological systems which permit processes such as [[noun incorporation]]. Hence a polysynthetic language is a language in which a single [[word]] can encode a [[meaning]] which would require a fairly elaborate sentence in many other languages. | |||
===See also=== | |||
*[[Association for Linguistic Typology]] | |||
=== Links === | ===Links=== | ||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysynthetic+language&lemmacode=415 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br> | |||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysynthetic+language&lemmacode=415 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory''. Blackwell: Oxford. <br> | |||
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Polysynthetic language is a traditional term for languages or morphological systems which permit processes such as noun incorporation. Hence a polysynthetic language is a language in which a single word can encode a meaning which would require a fairly elaborate sentence in many other languages.
See also
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory. Blackwell: Oxford.
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