The syntax of roots and the roots of syntax
By: edited by Artemis Alexiadou, Hagit Borer and Florian Schäfer
Edition: First edition.
Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics -- 51; Oxford linguistics; Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics -- 51.; Oxford linguistics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780199665266; 9780199665273
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; Indo-European languages; Afroasiatic languages; Roots; Syntax
Description: This volume investigates the nature and properties of roots, the core elements of word meaning. Chapters adopt different theoretical approaches to examine the interaction of roots with syntactic structure, and the role of their semantic and morpho-phonological properties in that interaction.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages 310-328) and index.