Interaction of derivational morphology and syntax in Japanese and English
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Interaction of derivational morphology and syntax in Japanese and English
(Routledge library editions, . Japanese linguistics ; v. 3)
Routledge, 2019, c1985
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : Garland , 1986
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1984
Bibliography: p 237-243
Set ISBN for subseries "Japanese linguistics": 9781138369498
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Originally published in 1986, this book discusses how the proper boundary between the lexicon and syntax should be defined and examines various word formation processes in Japanese and English which involve some interaction of morphology and syntax. It also questions the plausibility of the lexicalist hypothesis as a theory of universal grammar. It proposes a rule typology approach to the syntax/lexicon dichotomy and looks at deverbal nominals and compounds in English and Japanese and discusses their similarities and differences. In particular the important role argument structure plays in morphological derivations is analysed.
Table of Contents
1. Some Theoretical Issues 2. Deverbal Nominals and Compounds 3. Argument Structure and Derivational Morphology of Adjectives 4. Phrasal Suffixes I: Alternating Case Marking 5. Phrasal Suffixes II 6. Concluding Remarks
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