Essays about: "Polysynthetic"

Found 2 essays containing the word Polysynthetic.

1. 1. Revisiting parts of the verb in Southern Nambikwara: Towards a definition of subjectivity as a grammatical category

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Emilia Roosvall; [2022]
   Keywords : Southern Nambikwara; subjectivity; epistemic marking; egophoricity; co-distributions;

   Abstract : This study investigates verb-final morphemes in Southern Nambikwara — a polysynthetic language spoken in the Mato Grosso region of southwestern Brazil. The verb-final morphemes -wa2 and -ɾa2/-la2 have previously been described as denoting an aspect distinction between imperfectivity and perfectivity (da Silva 2021; B. Kroeker 1982; M. READ MORE

3. 2. Scope effects on linearization in polysynthetic languages

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Lukas Häusler; [2019]
   Keywords : Syntax; Generative; Polysynthetic; Linearization; Scope; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper adopts a generative approach to investigating the influence of scope on linearization of affixes in polysynthetic languages. From a typological perspective, polysynthetic languages distinguish themselves morphosyntactically by being non-configurational, using noun incorporation, and by their ability to produce (near) one-word sentences by way of agglutinativity on verbs. READ MORE