Issues in morphosyntax / Peter Ackema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ackema, Peter, 1965-

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 26.

Linguistik aktuell, 0166-0829 ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of particular interest to morphologists and syntacticians Issues in Morphosyntax aims to contribute to the discussion on the question whether there exists a separate morphological module in the grammar, distinct from the other modules, with special focus on the connection of morphology with syntax. The view that is defended is that morphological operations do not take place in syntax, but that they are governed by the same principles that govern syntax. There are morphological categories distinct from syntactic categories, which appear in their own domain, below the zero X-bar level, so

Contents:

ISSUES IN MORPHOSYNTAX; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Noun Incorporation; 3. The Morphosyntax of Periphrastic Participial Constructions; 4. Deriving Lexical Integrity; 5. Mismatches between Morphosyntax and Morphophonology; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-23413-0

90-272-8225-0

9786613234131

OCLC:

745866916