| Lemma | polysynthetic language |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | affixing (inglese) derivational concept (inglese) radical element (inglese) syntactic relation (inglese) synthetic language (inglese) word (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | A polysynthetic language [...] is more than ordinary synthetic [...] Concepts which we should never dream of treating in a subordinate fashion are symbolized by derivational affixes or 'symbolic' changes in the radical element, while the more abstract notions, including the syntactic relations, may also be conveyed by the word. |