Morphology by Itself by Mark Aronoff
Most recent research in generative morphology has avoided the treatment of purely morphological phenomena and has focused instead on interface questions, such as the relation between morphology and syntax or between morphology and phonology. In this monograph Mark Aronoff argues that linguists must consider morphology by itself, not merely as an appendage of syntax and phonology, and that linguistic theory must allow for a separate and autonomous morphological component. Following a general introductory chapter, Aronoff examines two narrow classes of morphological phenomena to make his case: stems and inflectional classes. Concentrating first on Latin verb morphology, he argues that morphological stems are neither syntactic nor phonological units. Next, using data from a number of languages, he underscores the traditional point that the inflectional class of a word is not reducible to its syntactic gender. He then explores in detail the phonologically motivated nominal inflectional class system of two languages of Papua New Guinea (Arapeshand Yimas) and the precise nature of the relation between this system and the corresponding gender system. Finally, drawing on a number of Semitic languages, Aronoff argues that the verb classes of these languages are purely inflectional although they are partly motivated by derivational and syntactic considerations.- Anaphora and Language Design
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When Arguments Merge
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A Theory of Indexical Shift
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Linearization of Chains and Sideward Movement
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Principles of Argument Structure
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Relativized Minimality
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Indefinite Objects
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Impossible Persons
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Voice and v
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Prosody, Focus, and Word Order
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Features of Person
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The Syntax of Adjectives
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Mereological Syntax
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Mathematical Structure of Syntactic Merge
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Indefinites
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The Final-Over-Final Condition
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Situations and Syntactic Structures
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Russian Case Morphology and the Syntactic Categories
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(Re)labeling
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Restriction and Saturation
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Composing Questions
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Prolegomenon to a Theory of Argument Structure
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The Antisymmetry of Syntax
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The Architecture of the Language Faculty
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Argument Structure
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Agreement Beyond Phi
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A Two-Tiered Theory of Control
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Some Concepts and Consequences of the Theory of Government and Binding
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Barriers
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| ISBN 13 | 9780262510721 |
| ISBN 10 | 0262510723 |
| Title | Morphology by Itself |
| Author | Mark Aronoff |
| Series | Linguistic Inquiry Monographs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MIT Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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