The Morpheme (interface Explorations)
by David Embick /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book develops a theory of the morpheme in the framework of
Distributed Morphology. Particular emphasis is devoted to the way
in which functional morphemes receive their phonological form
post-syntactically, through the operation of Vocabulary
Insertion. In addition to looking closely at syncretism, the
primary motivation for Vocabulary Insertion, the book examines
allomorphy, blocking, and other key topics in the theory of the
morpheme.
This book develops a theory of the morpheme in the framework of
Distributed Morphology. Particular emphasis is devoted to the way
in which functional morphemes receive their phonological form
post-syntactically, through the operation of Vocabulary
Insertion. In addition to looking closely at syncretism, the
primary motivation for Vocabulary Insertion, the book examines
allomorphy, blocking, and other key topics in the theory of the
morpheme.