Polysynthetic language
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Definition
Polysynthetic language is a traditional term for languages or morphological systems which permit processes such as noun incorporation. Hence a polysynthetic language is a language in which a single word can encode a meaning which would require a fairly elaborate sentence in many other languages.
See also
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory. Blackwell: Oxford.
