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The morphome debate /

This volume surveys the current debate on the morphome, bringing together experts from different linguistic fields-morphology, phonology, semantics, typology, historical linguistics-and from different theoretical backgrounds, including both proponents and critics of autonomous morphology. The concep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Luís, Ana R. (Editor ), Bermúdez-Otero, Ricardo, 1970- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Oxford linguistics
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume surveys the current debate on the morphome, bringing together experts from different linguistic fields-morphology, phonology, semantics, typology, historical linguistics-and from different theoretical backgrounds, including both proponents and critics of autonomous morphology. The concept of the morphome is one of the most influential but contentious ideas in contemporary morphology. The term is typically used to denote a pattern of exponence lacking phonological, syntactic, or semantic motivation, and putative examples of morphomicity are frequently put forward as evidence for the existence of a purely morphological level of linguistic representation. Central to the volume is the need to attain a deeper understanding of morphomic patterns, developing stringent diagnostics of their existence, exploring the formal grammatical devices required to characterize them adequately, and assessing their implications for language acquisition and change. The extensive empirical evidence is drawn from a wide range of languages, including Archi, German, Kayardild, Latin and its descendants, Russian, Sanskrit, Selkup, Ulwa, and American Sign Language.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 376 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) and index.
ISBN:9780191771804
0191771805
0191006645
9780191006647