Incorporation (linguistics)
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Incorporation (linguistics)
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In linguistics, incorporation is a phenomenon by which a grammatical category, such as a verb, forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function. The inclusion of a noun qualifies the verb, narrowing its scope rather than making reference to a specific entity. Incorporation is central to many polysynthetic languages such as those found in North America, Siberia and northern Australia. However, polysynthesis does not necessarily imply i
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When a grammatical category forms a compound while retaining original syntactic function
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_(linguistics)
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2004-08-10T00:28:16Z
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2024-09-04T14:25:41Z
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