Analogy in Grammar: Form and Acquisition

by James P. Blevins and Juliette Blevins

In this book, leading researchers in morphology, syntax, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics address central questions about the form and acquisition of analogy in grammar. What kinds of patterns do speakers select as the basis for analogical extension? What types of items are particularly susceptible or resistant to analogical pressures? At what levels do analogical processes operate and how do processes interact?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199547548
• ISBN13: 9780199547548
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"