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The Syntax-Morphology Interface: A Study of Syncretism (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)

Authors:Matthew Baerman, Dunstan Brown, Greville G. Corbett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: cambridge, studies, linguistics, syncretism, study, morphology, interface, syntax
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2005-10-31
List price: $116.00
ISBN-10: 0521821819
ISBN-13: 9780521821810

Book Description:

Syncretism--where a single form serves two or more morphosyntactic functions--is a persistent problem at the syntax-morphology interface. It results from a ’mismatch’, whereby the syntax of a language makes a particular distinction, but the morphology does not. This pioneering book provides the first full-length study of inflectional syncretism, presenting a typology of its occurrence across a wide range of languages. It will be welcomed by linguists interested in the relation between words and the larger units of which they are a part.


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