Publication

2009 - John Benjamins Pub. Co., Amsterdam, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

34,500 words, Guess

Page Count

138 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC415
  • LCCP281 .S497 2009
  • LCCP281.S497 2009

Description

"Syntax within the Word provides a multifaceted look into the syntactic framework of Distributed Morphology (DM) within the Minimalist program. For those unfamiliar with the theory, this monograph provides an overview of DM and argues its strengths. For those more familiar with DM, this monograph provides analyses of familiar data much of which has not been treated within the framework: argument selection, stem allomorphy and suppletion, nominal compounds in English {feet-first vs. heads-first), and the structure of the verb phrase. This monograph also proposes a future for the theory in the form of revisions to DM including: the elimination of readjustment rules, a new economy constraint (Minimize Exponence) that triggers fusion of functional heads, and a feature blocking system."--BOOK JACKET.

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Series Statement

  • Linguistik aktuell = -- Linguistics today -- v. 138
  • Linguistik aktuell -- Bd. 138.

Other Editions

  • Syntax within the word: economy, allomorphy, and argument selection in distributed morphologyJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.2009-01-01

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