Definition of Polysynthesis. Meaning of Polysynthesis. Synonyms of Polysynthesis

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Definition of Polysynthesis

Polysynthesis
Polysynthesis Pol`y*syn"the*sis, n. [Poly- + synthesis.] 1. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. 2. (Philol.) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination. --Latham.

Meaning of Polysynthesis from wikipedia

- seeing polysynthesis, which he distinguished from incorporation, as a defining feature of all the languages of the Americas. He defined polysynthesis in this...
- [3] Mithun, Marianne. (2009) Polysynthesis in the arctic. In: Mahieu, M.-A., Tersis, N. (Eds.), Variations on Polysynthesis, The Eskaleut Languages. Benjamins...
- Greenlandic at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Nicole Tersis, in Variations on polysynthesis: the Eskaleut languages Ch. 4 Mennecier, Philippe (1995). Le tunumiisut...
- 2003-07-12. Retrieved 20 March 2018. van Geenhoven (2002). Marianne Mithun "Polysynthesis in the Arctic" in Mahieu and Tersis (2009). Mithun (1986). Mithun (1984)...
- Dependent-Head Synthesis in Nivkh: A Contribution to a Typology of Polysynthesis. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9027229651. Vovin...
- Niagara and Genesee rivers). Mithun, Marianne. "Grammaticalization and Polysynthesis: Iroquoian" (PDF). Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Archived from...
- a complex morphology, or system of word formation, characterized by polysynthesis and agglutination. This means that morphemeswords or fragments of...
- "Patterns of Innovation and Retention in Templatic Polysynthesis." In Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis, M. Fortescue, M. Mithun, and N. Evans (eds.), pp...
- the verbal argument or the predicate. Linguist Mark Baker considers polysynthesis, making specific use of Mohawk, to provide a conception of Universal...
- agreement morphemes can be elided if the full argument is expressed). Polysynthesis often includes polypersonalism, which in turn is a form of head-marking...