Re: Polysynthesis & Oligosynthesis
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, August 25, 2002, 12:17 |
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On 25 Aug 02, at 0:52, Muke Tever wrote:
> The book says "A more useful, though non-quantitative, rule is that if the
> language can express a whole sentence with just a verb, it is polysynthetic. If
> not, it is isolating."
"Are you coming or going?"
"Coming."
Is the reply "a whole sentence [expressed] with just a verb"? If so,
why? If not, why not? What's a sentence?
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>
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