Inflectional Morphology: A Theory of Paradigm Structure (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521780476)

A new contribution to linguistic theory, this book presents a formal framework for the analysis of word structure in human language. It sets forth the network of hypotheses constituting Paradigm Function Morphology, a theory of inflectional form. The book differs from other recent works on the same subject in that it treats inflectional morphology as an autonomous system of principles rather than as a subsystem of syntax or phonology and it draws on evidence from a diverse range of languages in motivating the proposed conception of word structure.

Author: Gregory T. Stump
ISBN-10: 0521780470
ISBN-13: 9780521780476
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2001
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d