The Morpheme - A Theoretical Introduction

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.

About the author

David Embick, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Product details

• Authors: David Embick
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2017
• EAN: 9781501516214
• ISBN: 978-1-5015-1621-4
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 396 g
• Series: Interface Explorations; Interface Explorations [IE]; Interface Explorations [IE]; Interface Explorations; ISSN
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures