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Localism versus globalism in morphology and phonology / David Embick.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Embick, David, 1970-
Series:
Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 60.
Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 60
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Word formation.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 218 p.) : ill.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
David Embick offers a detailed examination of morphology and phonology from a phase-cyclic point of view and the only recent detailed treatment of allomorphy, a phenomenon that is central to understanding how the grammar of human language works.
Contents:
Introduction: (morpho)syntax versus (morpho)phonology
A localist theory
Applications and implications
Phonologically conditioned allomorphy: the globalist intuition
On the intuition behind phonological selection
Potentially global interactions are resolved locally
Discussion.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-28934-2
OCLC:
742513502

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