Abstract
Given that noun incorporation is relatively widespread among American Indian languages, and that it was recognized at least as early as 1819,2 it is surprising that it has been given as little attention as it has. Since Sapir's3 dispute with Kroeber4 concerning its existence, little has been done to follow through on Sapir's general conclusions concerning the grammatical functions of this process. While this paper does not pretend to deal with noun incorporation in any but the Onondaga language, it
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