Aspects of the theory of clitics / Stephen R. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Stephen R.

Series:

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 11.

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

ix, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University, 2005.

Summary:

This is the first book to cover the grammar of clitics from all points of view, including their phonology and syntax and relation to morphology. In the process, it deals with the relation of second position clitics to verb-second phenomena in Germanic and other languages, the grammar of contracted auxiliary verbs in English, noun incorporation constructions, and several other much discussed topics in grammar. Stephen Anderson includes analyses of a number of particular languages, and some of these--such as Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl) and Surmiran Rumantsch--are based on his own field research. The study of clitics has broad implications for a general understanding of sentence structure in natural language. Stephen Anderson's clearly-written, wide-ranging, and original account will be of wide interest to scholars and advanced students of phonology, morphology, and syntax.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-302) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199279918

019927990X

OCLC:

60776789

Publisher Number:

9780199279913 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9780199279906 (hbk. : alk. paper)