Towards a typological classification of modern greek

• Main Author: Charitōnidēs, Charitōn Ch.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Neugriechisch; Typologie; ddc:480; Chukchi
• Online Access: http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/24406; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-244066; http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/files/24406/Charitonidis_Typological_Classification_Modern_Greek.pdf

In the area of the Modern Greek verb, phenomena which consistently appear are headmarking, many potential slots before and/or after the verb root, noun and adverb incorporation, addition of adverbial elements by means of affixes, a large inventory of bound morphemes, verbal words as minimal sentences, etc. These features relate Modern Greek to polysynthesis. The main bulk of this paper is dedicated to the comparison of affixal and incorporation patterns between Modern Greek and the polysynthetic languages Abkhaz, Cayuga, Chukchi, Mohawk, and Nahuatl. Ultimately, a typological outlook for Modern Greek is proposed.