嘉绒语不同于其他大部分汉藏语,是多式综合语,有反向标记(Sun and Shi 2002, Jacques 2010)、拟态词(Sun 2004, Jacques 2008)、动词词干交替(Sun 2000, 2004, Jacques 2004, 2008)等形态学上很有趣的特征。后者的例子参见四土话。
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