Syntax within the Word. Economy, allomorphy, and argument selection in Distributed Morphology

Siddiqi, Daniel

ISBN 10: 9027255210 / ISBN 13: 9789027255211

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 2009

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KB8. xii,138, [5] pp. References, index. Illus with charts and diagrams. Octavo. Glossy dark blue hard covers with white and orange type. Minor wear to covers. Interior has a small pencil erasure on first free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked. "Syntax within the Word provides a multifaceted look into the syntactic framework of Distributed Morphology (DM) within the Minimalist program. For those unfamiliar with the theory, this monograph provides an overview of DM and argues its strengths. For those more familiar with DM, this monograph provides analyses of familiar data much of which has not been treated within the framework: argument selection, stem allomorphy and suppletion, nominal compounds in English (feet-first vs. *heads-first), and the structure of the verb phrase. This monograph also proposes a future for the theory in the form of revisions to DM including: the elimination of readjustment rules, a new economy constraint (Minimize Exponence) that triggers fusion of functional heads, and a feature blocking system."; Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today; Vol. 138; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Syntax within the Word. Economy, allomorphy, and argument selection in Distributed Morphology
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam/Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027255210
• ISBN 13: 9789027255211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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Syntax within the Word provides a multifaceted look into the syntactic framework of Distributed Morphology (DM) within the Minimalist program. For those unfamiliar with the theory, this monograph provides an overview of DM and argues its strengths. For those more familiar with DM, this monograph provides analyses of familiar data much of which has not been treated within the framework: argument selection, stem allomorphy and suppletion, nominal compounds in English (feet-first vs. *heads-first), and the structure of the verb phrase. This monograph also proposes a future for the theory in the form of revisions to DM including: the elimination of readjustment rules, a new economy constraint (Minimize Exponence) that triggers fusion of functional heads, and a feature blocking system.