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The syntax-morphology interface : a study of syncretism /

Syncretism - where a single form serves two or more morphosyntactic functions - is a persistent problem at the syntax-morphology interface. This poineering book provides the first full-length study of inflectional syncretism, examining its occurence across a wide range of languages. It will be of ke...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baerman, Matthew
Otros Autores: Brown, Dunstan, Corbett, Greville G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
Colección:Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 109.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and symbols; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of syncretism; 3 Cross-linguistic typology of features; 4 Formal representation; 5 Formal framework and case studies; 6 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Case syncretism in the World Atlas of Language Structures sample; Appendix 2: Person syncretism in the World Atlas of Language Structures sample; Appendix 3: Syncretism in two-place verbs in the World Atlas of Language Structures corpus; Appendix 4: DATR fragment for Dhasaanac case study.