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Informationen zum Autor Alice C. Harris received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Harvard University in 1976 and is Professor of Linguistics (since 1991), Professor of Anthropology (since 1992), and Chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages at Vanderbilt University. She is author, co-author, or editor of four books and numerous articles in the field of general linguistics. At Vanderbilt University she teaches courses on linguistic analysis, language and cognition, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and historical linguistics. Klappentext This book provides a description and analysis of a phenomenon that appears to be unique among languages that have been brought to the attention of linguists, namely the possibility of small words occurring inside other words. Examination of this is important because it helps us to understand what a word is from a cross-linguistic point of view. The second part of the book shows how Udi came to be so different from other languages, and how in this sense it explains the phenomenon. Zusammenfassung Providing a description and analysis of the occurrence of endoclitics, this book demonstrates that syntactic rules must have access to the internal structure of the word. Aimed at theoretical and historical linguists, and students, it shows how Udi came to be so different from other languages, and how in this sense it explains the phenomenon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Problem 1.: The Problem and the Approach Part II: Endoclitics in Udi 2.: Introduction to the Synchrony: Sketch of Some Grammatical Phenomena 3.: Focus 4.: Complex Verbs 5.: Clitic Properties 6.: The Position of Clitics in Udi 7.: An Optimality Theory Approach Part III: The Explanation 8.: Introduction to the Diachrony: Origins of Udi Morphosyntax 9.: Development of the Udi Verb out of its Proto-Lezgian Sources 10.: Focus Clefts and the Origins of Focus in Udi 11.: Changes in Case-Marking Patterns 12.: Explaining the Origins of the Person Marker Positions ...
