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raccoon

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3. Can you give us an example of what you mean? I can't wrap my mind around it.

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 07:28 AM

Sep 2012

"spoken French has developed some characteristics of polysythetic languages like those found among Amerindian and Bantu languages such as noun incorporation into the verb and polypersonal agreement (marking the object as well as the subject on the verb). "

Examples in English would be great.

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French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? [View all] Odin2005 Mar 2012 OP

The thought has occurred to me, too Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #1

Spam deleted by Paulie (MIR Team) ghjfhgf Sep 2012 #2

Can you give us an example of what you mean? I can't wrap my mind around it. raccoon Sep 2012 #3

It's difficult to explain with examples from English Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #4

Thank you. This is why I like Spanish--words are spelled phonetically. Not a bunch of archaic raccoon Oct 2012 #5

Do not go to Puerto Rico... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #6