verbsunites
Verbsunites is a term used in linguistic theory and in constructed languages to describe a single verbal unit that encodes both the core verb meaning and a bundled set of grammatical features that would normally require multiple words or affixes. In its simplest conception, a verbsunite combines the verb root with tense, aspect, mood, voice, negation, evidentiality, and information about participants into one morphophonological package. The result is a compact verbal token that can express a proposition with a high density of information.
Typology and realization vary across designs. Verbsunites can be fusional, where a compact set of markers conveys
Example: In a hypothetical language, a root meaning “to go” could take a verbsunite that encodes past
Relation to other concepts: Verbsunites are related to, but distinct from, polysynthetic morphology and from verb
See also: polysynthesis, verb serialization, constructed languages, language design.