Re: polysynthetic languages

> Sure, but it's been in embryonic stasis for ages up until a few weeks
> ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet decided on the grammatical morphemes,
> so the best I can do is show the verb structure:
>
> verb_root-(deriv)-(TAM)-subject+marker-(object+marker)-funct-enclitic(s)
>
> deriv = derivation (causative, "fail to ~", etc.)
> TAM = tense, aspect, mood (inchoactive, graduative, etc.)
> funct = the VP's function (used to nominalize or adverbalize the
> whole VP; takes case markers, including zero affix)
> enclitics = discourse clitics (evidentiality, emphasis)
Similar to my conlangs's verbs' morphology, but it's more suffixing.

> As you can see, noun incorporation is the default. I'm not even sure if
> roots with a nominal function can stand alone, other than in responses.
In my conlang , nouns can be unicorporated.

>
> --
> vaksje.

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