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The Syntax-Morphology Interface: A Study of Syncretism
Contributor(s): Baerman, Matthew (Author), Brown, Dunstan (Author), Corbett, Greville G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521102758     ISBN-13: 9780521102759
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $55.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2009
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Annotation: This pioneering book provides a full-length study of inflectional syncretism, presenting a typology of its occurrence across a wide range of languages.

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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
Dewey: 415
Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.99 lbs) 304 pages
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Baerman, Matthew: - Matthew Baerman is Research Fellow in Linguistics at the University of Surrey.Brown, Dunstan: - Dunstan Brown investigates autonomous morphology, morphology-syntax interaction, and typology. His recent work has focused on describing and understanding different aspects of morphological complexity. After graduating with a BA in Modern Languages and a Master of Linguistics from the University of Manchester, he completed a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Surrey and worked there for many years before taking up a 50th Anniversary Chair at the University of York in 2012.Corbett, Greville G.: - Greville G. Corbett is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Surrey.
 
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