This book investigates the nature and properties of roots, the core elements of word meaning. In particular, chapters examine the interaction of roots with syntactic structure, and the role of their semantic and morpho-phonological properties in that interaction. Issues addressed in the book include the semantics and phonology of roots in isolation and in context; the categorial specification of roots; and the role of phases in word formation. Internationally recognized scholars approach these topics from a variety of theoretical backgrounds, drawing on data from languages including German, Hebrew, and Modern Greek. The book will be of interest to linguistics students and researchers of all theoretical persuasions from graduate level upwards.
| ISBN: | 9780199665266 |
| Publication date: | 27th November 2014 |
| Author: | Artemis Professor and Chair, Institute of English Linguistics, Professor and Chair, Institute of English Linguistic Alexiadou |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 350 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics |
| Genres: |
Grammar, syntax and morphology Philosophy of language |
This book investigates the nature and properties of roots, the core elements of word meaning. In particular, chapters examine the interaction of roots with syntactic structure, and the role of their semantic and morpho-phonological properties in that interaction. Issues addressed in the book include the semantics and phonology of roots in isolation and in context; the categorial specification of roots; and the role of phases in word formation. Internationally recognized scholars approach these topics from a variety of theoretical backgrounds, drawing on data from languages including German, Hebrew, and Modern Greek. The book will be of interest to linguistics students and researchers of all theoretical persuasions from graduate level upwards.
The Syntax of Roots and the Roots of Syntax features in the following genres: Grammar, syntax and morphology, Philosophy of language
The Syntax of Roots and the Roots of Syntax is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Syntax of Roots and the Roots of Syntax was written by Artemis Professor and Chair, Institute of English Linguistics, Professor and Chair, Institute of English Linguistic Alexiadou and published by Oxford University Press
The Syntax of Roots and the Roots of Syntax has 350 pages
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