Syntax within the Word
Economy, allomorphy, and argument selection in Distributed Morphology
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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.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 138] 2009. xii, 138 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Preface & acknowledgements | pp. ix–x
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List of abbreviations | pp. xi–xii
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Part 1. Introduction
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Chapter 1. Syntax within the Word | pp. 3–6
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Chapter 2. Distributed Morphology | pp. 7–22
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Chapter 3. Morphological operations in DM: From spellout to PF | pp. 23–26
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Part 2. On a theory of root allomorphy
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Chapter 4. Root allomorphy | pp. 29–40
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Chapter 5. Simplifying DM | pp. 41–46
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Chapter 6. Expansion of fusion analysis | pp. 47–54
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Chapter 7. Inflection in compounds | pp. 55–63
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Chapter 8. Interim conclusions | pp. 65–66
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Part 3. Argument selection
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Chapter 9. Argument selection within Distributed Morphology | pp. 69–73
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Chapter 10. MINIMIZE EXPONENCE based account of subcategorization | pp. 75–87
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Chapter 11. Subcategorization expanded | pp. 89–98
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Chapter 12. The nature of verbs | pp. 99–110
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Chapter 13. Interim conclusions, redux | p. 111
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Part 4. Odds and ends
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Chapter 14. Event semantics | pp. 115–121
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Chapter 15. Typology and theory | pp. 123–127
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Chapter 16. Conclusions | pp. 129–132
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Index | pp. 137–138
“Siddiqi proposes an innovative solution to the problem of argument structure alternations in English, capturing the insights of the syntactically-based analyses of recent years while eliminating the proliferation of zero morphemes required in previous proposals in this vein. A must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between derivational morphology and argument structure in syntactic theory.”
Heidi Harley, University of Arizona
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General