The morphome debate / edited by Ana Luís and Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luís, Ana R., editor.

Bermúdez-Otero, Ricardo, 1970- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morphemics.

Physical Description:

xii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Ana R. Luís Luís, Ana R., Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero Bermúdez-Otero, Ricardo 1

Part I Morphomic or not? Diagnosing morphomicity

2 Unnatural kinds / Mark Aronoff Aronoff, Mark 11

3 Some lessons from history: Morphomes in diachrony / Martin Maiden Maiden, Martin 33

4 Morphomic splits / Greville G. Corbett Corbett, Greville G. 64

5 Thoughts on diagnosing morphomicity: A case study from Ulwa / Andrew Koontz-Garboden Koontz-Garboden, Andrew 89

6 The morphome vs similarity-based syncretism: Latin f-stem derivatives / Donca Steriade Steriade, Donca 112

Part II Autonomous or not? Analysing morphomic patterns

7 Morphomic categories and the realization of morphosyntactic properties / Gregory Stump Stump, Gregory 175

8 Stems, the morphome, and meaning-bearing inflection / Andrew Spencer Spencer, Andrew 207

9 Kayardild inflectional morphotactics is morphemic / Erich R. Round Round, Erich R. 228

10 Morphomic stem extension and the German n-declension / Paolo Acquaviva Acquaviva, Paolo 248

11 On the distribution of stem alternants: Separation and its limits / David Embick Embick, David 276

Retrospect and prospect

12 A view of the morphome debate / Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero Bermúdez-Otero, Ricardo, Ana R. Luís Luís, Ana R. 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) and index.

ISBN:

9780198702108

0198702108

OCLC:

959258799