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| − | + | A periphrastic can be defined generally as the use of multiple words to express what could otherwise be stated using one word. More focused, a periphrastic often refers to a multi-word entry in a paradigm. More restrictive, a periphrastic sometimes is limited to being of a verbal construction and inflectional. | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*Whaley, Lindsay (1997)''Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language'' | *Whaley, Lindsay (1997)''Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language'' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphrasis entry in Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphrasis entry in Wikipedia] | ||
| − | + | *Booij, G. E., Christian Lehmann, Joachim Mugdan (2000). ''Morphology.'' (Refer to pages 654-657.) | |
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
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A periphrastic can be defined generally as the use of multiple words to express what could otherwise be stated using one word. More focused, a periphrastic often refers to a multi-word entry in a paradigm. More restrictive, a periphrastic sometimes is limited to being of a verbal construction and inflectional.
See Also
External Links
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Whaley, Lindsay (1997)Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language
- entry in Wikipedia
- Booij, G. E., Christian Lehmann, Joachim Mugdan (2000). Morphology. (Refer to pages 654-657.)
