LINGUIST List 17.1933

Mon Jul 03 2006

Books: Morphology/Semantics/Syntax: Harbor

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Directory         1.    Jasper de Vaal, Morphosemantic Number: Harbor
Message 1: Morphosemantic Number: Harbor
Date: 30-Jun-2006
From: Jasper de Vaal <jasper.devaalspringer.com>
Subject: Morphosemantic Number: Harbor


Title: Morphosemantic Number Subtitle: From Kiowa Noun Classes to UG Number Features Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory Published: 2006 Publisher: Springer
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Book URL: http://www.springer.com/1-4020-5037-2

Author: Daniel Harbor, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Hardback: ISBN: 1402050372 Pages: 245 Price: Europe EURO 94.95
Hardback: ISBN: 1402050372 Pages: 245 Price: U.S. $ 119.00
Hardback: ISBN: 1402050372 Pages: 245 Price: U.K. £ 73.00
Abstract:

This volume presents:- the foundations of a unified morphosemantic theory of number- insight into the flow of information from the lexicon, via syntax, intothe morphology- wide-ranging topics: nominal semantics, noun classes, DP syntax,agreement, suppletion, complex morphology

Number is a major research domain in semantics, syntax and morphology.However, no current theory of number is applicable to all three fields. Inthis work, the author argues that a unified theory is not only possible,but necessary for the study of Universal Grammar. Through insightfulanalysis of unfamiliar data, the author shows that one and the same featureset is implicated in semantic and morphological number phenomena alike,with syntax acting as the conduit between the two. At the heart of thestudy is an original treatment of Kiowa, a North American language with aremarkable constellation of characteristics, including semantically basednoun classification and complex agreement morphology.

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology                             Semantics                             Syntax
Written In: English (eng )

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