The morpheme : a theoretical introduction / David Embick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Embick, David, 1970- author.

Series:

Interface explorations ; 31.

Interface Explorations, 1861-4167 ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morphemics--Theory.

Morphemics.

Morphology--Theory.

Morphology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, [Massachusetts] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book develops a theory of the morpheme in the framework of Distributed Morphology. Particular emphasis is devoted to the way in which functional morphemes receive their phonological form post-syntactically, through the operation of Vocabulary Insertion. In addition to looking closely at syncretism, the primary motivation for Vocabulary Insertion, the book examines allomorphy, blocking, and other key topics in the theory of the morpheme.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Chapter Dependencies

Preface

1. Morphemes in the Grammar

2. Morphemes and Features

3. Structures and Linear Order

4. Vocabulary Insertion: An Introduction

5. Syncretism and (Under)specification

6. Further Topics in the Analysis of Syncretism

7. Contextual Allomorphy, and Blocking

8. Concluding Remarks

Appendix: Fusion and Fission

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501516214

1501516213

9781501502569

1501502565

9781501502583

1501502581

OCLC:

945755976