Localism versus Globalism in Morphology and Phonology [electronic resource] /
Embick, David,1970-
Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press,
c2010.
David Embick offers a detailed examination of morphology and phonology from a phase-cyclic point of view and the only recent detailed treatment of allomorphy, a phenomenon that is central to understanding how the grammar of human language works.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
David Embick offers a detailed examination of morphology and phonology from a phase-cyclic point of view and the only recent detailed treatment of allomorphy, a phenomenon that is central to understanding how the grammar of human language works.
Introduction: (morpho)syntax versus (morpho)phonology -- A localist theory -- Applications and implications -- Phonologically conditioned allomorphy: the globalist intuition -- On the intuition behind phonological selection -- Potentially global interactions are resolved locally -- Discussion.
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Grammar, Comparative and general
Grammar, Comparative and general
Grammar, Comparative and general