Inflectional Defectiveness: (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
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Andrea D. Sims (Author)
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Paradigmatic gaps ('missing' inflected forms) have traditionally been considered to be the random detritus of a language's history and marginal exceptions to the normal functioning of its inflectional system. Arguing that this is a misperception, Inflectional Defectiveness demonstrates that paradigmatic gaps are in fact normal and expected products of inflectional structure. Sims offers an accessible exploration of how and why inflectional defectiveness arises, why it persists, and how it is learned. The book presents a theory of morphology which is rooted in the implicative structure of the paradigm. This systematic exploration of the topic also addresses questions of inflection class organization, the morphology-syntax interface, the structure of the lexicon, and the nature of productivity. Presenting a novel synthesis of established research and new empirical data, this work is significant for researchers and graduate students in all fields of linguistics. Worked examples or Exercises; 64 Tables, black and white; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 17 Halftones, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
About the Author
Andrea D. Sims is Assistant Professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University. Her research interests include theoretical morphology, the morphology-syntax interface, the organization of the lexicon, and the relationship between lexical processing and morphological structure.
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- Contributor: Andrea D. Sims
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781107045842
- Number of Pages: 332
- Packaged Dimensions: 160x237x24mm
- Packaged Weight: 640
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2015-11-12
- Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Andrea D. Sims is Assistant Professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University. Her research interests include theoretical morphology, the morphology-syntax interface, the organization of the lexicon, and the relationship between lexical processing and morphological structure.
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