Extravagant Morphology: Studies in Rule-Bending, Pattern-Extending and Theory-Challenging Morpohology

Eitelmann, Matthias (Editor)/ Haumann, Dagmar (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9027210861 / ISBN 13: 9789027210869

Published by John Benjamins Pub Co, 2022

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258 pages. 10.00x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Extravagant Morphology: Studies in Rule-Bending, Pattern-Extending and Theory-Challenging Morpohology
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027210861
• ISBN 13: 9789027210869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.61 kilograms

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Synopsis

Taking extra-vagans literally (Lat. ‘wandering outside, out of bounds’), this volume comprises nine case studies on extravagant morphology ranging from pattern-extending derivational processes via theory-challenging compounding processes to interface-straddling morphosyntactic phenomena. As a heuristic approach, morphological extravagance captures word-formation processes characterised by constraint violations, interface phenomena as well as borderline phenomena not easily reconcilable with traditional postulates of morphological accounts. In this regard, the notion of extravagance allows for an exploration of rule-bending language use both empirically and theoretically. The volume makes a valuable contribution to studies on morphological variation, which has only recently seen a renewed and growing interest in morphological phenomena that challenge morphological frameworks. The volume is of interest to all researchers who seek to gain a broader understanding of the mechanisms and factors at work in morphological variation and who are interested in the reassessment of morphological theorising in light of empirical data.