
Syntactic Heads and Word Formation
Julien(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 10. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-19-514951-7 (ISBN)
Description
In Syntactic Heads and Word Formation, Marit Julien investigates the relationship between morphology and syntax. She examines the formation of morphologically complex words - that is, the mechanisms of grammar that may cause two or more of the simplest elements of language, or morphemes, to be combined into a single word. Combining complex theoretical analysis with extensive empirical coverage, she presents the controversial thesis that there is no morphological component, separate from the syntax, which performs the task of assembling morphemes into words. This comprehensive survey is unusual in its deployment of the best of two separate traditions in generative syntax and typology, and her discussion is buttressed by an analysis of over 500 languages. This latest addition to the Comparative Syntax series will set a new standard for syntactic work and will be highly useful to a wide range of professional linguists.
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... overall the argumentation is well-focussed and the message clear ... This is clearly the work of a very talented and industrious scholar. * Journal of Linguistics *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-514951-7 (9780195149517)
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