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

In the discussion thread: French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? [View all]

Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:28 AM

raccoon (30,814 posts)

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

"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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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

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