hỗn nhập
Definition
- Adjective:
- Incorporating, polysynthetic: A linguistic term describing a language type where a single word can express a complex idea that in other languages would require a sentence, often through extensive affixation or incorporation of elements.
- Holophrastic: Pertaining to a single word functioning as a complete phrase or sentence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiếng Inuit được xem là một ngôn ngữ hỗn nhập. (Inuit is considered a polysynthetic language.)
- Cấu trúc hỗn nhập cho phép tạo ra những từ rất dài và phức tạp. (The polysynthetic structure allows for the creation of very long and complex words.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngôn ngữ hỗn nhập" (polysynthetic language): A major language typological category, alongside isolating, agglutinative, and fusional languages.
- Các nhà ngôn ngữ học nghiên cứu đặc điểm của các ngôn ngữ hỗn nhập. (Linguists study the characteristics of polysynthetic languages.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hỗn hợp (adj): Mixed, blended, composite. (Note: This is a different word meaning "mixture," not directly related to the linguistic term "hỗn nhập").
- Sáp nhập (v): To merge, to incorporate (in a general, non-linguistic sense).
Synonyms
- Polysynthetic (đa tổng hợp): The direct English equivalent in linguistic typology.
- Holophrastic (toàn cú): Specifically refers to a single word expressing a full sentence.
Related Terms (Linguistics)
- Ngôn ngữ chắp dính (agglutinative language): Language where words are formed by joining morphemes together, each with a distinct grammatical meaning.
- Ngôn ngữ đơn lập/phiến đoạn (isolating language): Language where each word is typically a single morpheme.
- Ngôn ngữ biến hình/hòa kết (fusional language): Language where affixes may encode multiple grammatical categories simultaneously.