The Syntax-Morphology Interface: A Study of Syncretism

by Dunstan Brown, Matthew Baerman, Greville G. Corbett

Book Overview

Syncretism - where a single form serves two or more morphosyntactic functions - is a persistent problem at the syntax-morphology interface. It results from a 'mismatch' whereby the syntax of a language makes a particular distinction but the morphology does not. This pioneering book provides a full-length study of inflectional syncretism, presenting a typology of its occurrence across a wide range of languages. The implications of syncretism for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521102758
• ISBN13: 9780521102759
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"