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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457710303321

Autore

Jensen John Thayer <1942->

Titolo

Morphology [[electronic resource] ] : word structure in generative grammar / / John T. Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1990

ISBN

1-283-31362-6

9786613313621

90-272-7829-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 70

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology

Generative grammar

Lexical phonology

Latin language - Verb

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted with corrections, 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

MORPHOLOGY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; 1  Introduction; 2 Morphemes; 3 Morphological Features; 4  Morphological Processes; 5 LexicalMorphology and Phonology; 6 Compounds; 7 Inflections and Paradigms; 9 Morphophonemics; AppendixPhonetic Symbols; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A self-contained and lively text prepared in response to a perceived need for an up-to-date introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of generative grammar. The material is presented in the framework of the lexicalist hypothesis of Chomsky (1970), but also taking in the more recent development of lexicalist phonology and morphology in the works of Paul Kiparsky and others. Other approaches are recognized, but the use of one unified, consistent theory pushed to its limit makes for a better student text. Each chapter includes a list of terms, of further reading, and a number o