Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek
The aim of this paper is to provide a more accurate typological classification of Modern Greek. The verb in MG shows many polysynthetic traits, such as noun and adverb incorporation into the verbal complex, a large inventory of bound morphemes, pronominal marking of objects, many potential slots bef...
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ftunivbernojs:oai:ojs.bop.unibe.ch:article/525 2023-05-15T15:54:34+02:00 Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek Charitonidis, Chariton 2008-04-01 text/html application/pdf https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/525 https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.34.525 deu ger Bern Open Publishing (BOP) https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/525/878 https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/525/879 https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/525 doi:10.13092/lo.34.525 Copyright (c) 2008 Chariton Charitonidis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Linguistik Online; Bd. 34 Nr. 2 (2008) Linguistik Online; Vol. 34 No. 2 (2008) 1615-3014 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2008 ftunivbernojs https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.34.525 2022-12-12T00:38:37Z The aim of this paper is to provide a more accurate typological classification of Modern Greek. The verb in MG shows many polysynthetic traits, such as noun and adverb incorporation into the verbal complex, a large inventory of bound morphemes, pronominal marking of objects, many potential slots before the verbal head, nonconfigurational syntax, etc. On the basis of these traits, MG has similarities with polysynthetic languages such as Abkhaz, Cayuga, Chukchi, Mohawk, Nahuatl, a.o. I will show that the abundance of similar patterns between MG and polysynthesis point to the evolution of a new system away from the traditional dependent-marking strategy and simple synthesis towards head-marking and polysynthesis. Finally, I will point to the risk of undertaking a direct comparison of different language systems by discussing the pronominal head-marking strategies in MG and the North American languages. Article in Journal/Newspaper Chukchi BOP Serials (Bern Open Publishing, University of Bern) Will Point ENVELOPE(-36.022,-36.022,-54.560,-54.560) Linguistik Online 34 2 |
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The aim of this paper is to provide a more accurate typological classification of Modern Greek. The verb in MG shows many polysynthetic traits, such as noun and adverb incorporation into the verbal complex, a large inventory of bound morphemes, pronominal marking of objects, many potential slots before the verbal head, nonconfigurational syntax, etc. On the basis of these traits, MG has similarities with polysynthetic languages such as Abkhaz, Cayuga, Chukchi, Mohawk, Nahuatl, a.o. I will show that the abundance of similar patterns between MG and polysynthesis point to the evolution of a new system away from the traditional dependent-marking strategy and simple synthesis towards head-marking and polysynthesis. Finally, I will point to the risk of undertaking a direct comparison of different language systems by discussing the pronominal head-marking strategies in MG and the North American languages. |
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek |
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek |
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek |
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek |
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Polysynthetic Tendencies in Modern Greek |
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polysynthetic tendencies in modern greek |
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Bern Open Publishing (BOP) |
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2008 |
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https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/525 https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.34.525 |
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ENVELOPE(-36.022,-36.022,-54.560,-54.560) |
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