Periphrastic (definition)
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
Revision as of 09:56, 6 April 2010 by BrianBerrellez (talk | contribs)
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.)
