Network morphology
Subtitle: a defaults-based theory of word structure
By: Dunstan Brown, Andrew Hippisley
Contributors: Hippisley, Andrew
Series: Cambridge studies in linguistics -- 133
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107005747
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; Morphology; Word formation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology
Description: "Morphology is particularly challenging, because it is pervaded by irregularity and idiosyncrasy. This book is a study of word structure using a specific theoretical framework known as 'Network Morphology'. It describes the systems of rules which determine the structure of words by construing irregularity as a matter of degree, using examples from a diverse range of languages and phenomena to illustrate. Many languages share common word building strategies and many diverge in interesting ways. These strategies can be understood by distinguishing different notions of 'default'. The Network Morphology philosophy promotes the use of computational implementation to check theories. The accompanying website provides the computer coded version of the Network Morphology model of word structure for readers to test, customize and develop. This book will be a valuable contribution to the fields of linguistic typology and morphology and will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students in these areas"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Options in constructing a morphological framework; 2. A framework for morphological defaults; 3. Inflectional classes; 4. Syncretism; 5. Morphological mismatch and extended deponency; 6. Defaults and paradigmatic restructuring; 7. Derivation; 8. Conclusion.