Morphology : from data to theories /

This textbook discussing morphology and its processes within a general framework that will incorporate the most recent developments in the field, but also in their relation with syntax, lexical semantics and phonology. It pays particular attention to the debate between lexicalism and constructionism...

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Main Authors: Fábregas, Antonio (Author), Scalise, Sergio (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]
Series:Edinburgh advanced textbooks in linguistics.
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Summary:This textbook discussing morphology and its processes within a general framework that will incorporate the most recent developments in the field, but also in their relation with syntax, lexical semantics and phonology. It pays particular attention to the debate between lexicalism and constructionism, and provides open activities designed to help students start their own original research and stimulate their own thinking over the morphology of their languages beyond what is usually described in published works. This approach is particularly important because many textbooks ignore some of the most recent developments in syntax when it comes to defining the place of morphology and the lexicon in the architecture of grammar or to providing evidence about the existence of morphology as an independent module. This textbook discusses developments in Construction Grammar and in the Minimalist Program which have helped reframe the discussion about the Lexical Integrity Hypothesis and related issues. By presenting the latest theories and highlighting the current challenges in morphology, upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students will find this textbook an invigorating and inspiring resource.
Item Description:Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions
EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748656264
074865626X
0748643141
9780748643141
0748643133
9780748643134