Relational Adjectives in Romance and English - Mismatches At Interfaces

Discusses a special case of syntax-morphology mismatch that puzzles current traditional morphological theories - the case of relational adjectives across languages.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. What does morphology learn from relational adjectives?; 3. Ontological semantics: qualifying vs relational adjectives; 4. A classification of relational adjectives across languages; 5. The morpho-syntactic analysis of relational adjectives; 6. The syntax of thematic adjectives; 7. Deverbal nominalizations; 8. Thematic adjectives and nominalizations; 9. The syntax of classificatory adjectives; 10. Relational adjectives as compounding; 11. Conclusions and questions for future research.

About the author

Mihaela Marchis Moreno is a linguist and writer whose main research focusses on comparative syntax, morpho-syntax and semantics-syntax interfaces.

Summary

This pioneering work on relational adjectives challenges the traditional morphological theories on word formation. It argues that hybrid categories such as relational adjectives, which are both nouns and adjectives, can only be properly understood if they are produced as interfaces and computed simultaneously in different modules of grammar.

Product details

• Authors: Mihaela Moreno, Mihaela Marchis Moreno
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781108418560
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41856-0
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology