Matthew Baerman
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780197264102
- eISBN:
- 9780191734380
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197264102.003.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Syntax and Morphology
This chapter discusses the morphological typology of deponency. It shows that the theoretical interest of deponent verbs in Latin is clear, and that morphological forms are not simply a blind ...
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This chapter discusses the morphological typology of deponency. It shows that the theoretical interest of deponent verbs in Latin is clear, and that morphological forms are not simply a blind reflection of the categories they represent. A mismatch between form and function is discussed, and the active and passive voices in Latin deponents are studied. Other sections in this chapter examine normal realization, lexically specified sets, and the lack of a normal function.Less
This chapter discusses the morphological typology of deponency. It shows that the theoretical interest of deponent verbs in Latin is clear, and that morphological forms are not simply a blind reflection of the categories they represent. A mismatch between form and function is discussed, and the active and passive voices in Latin deponents are studied. Other sections in this chapter examine normal realization, lexically specified sets, and the lack of a normal function.
Peter Arkadiev and Francesco Gardani
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- November 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198861287
- eISBN:
- 9780191893346
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198861287.003.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Syntax and Morphology
This chapter overviews some of the foundational assumptions informing contemporary views on morphological complexity and raises some of the central questions to be addressed in the volume's chapters ...
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This chapter overviews some of the foundational assumptions informing contemporary views on morphological complexity and raises some of the central questions to be addressed in the volume's chapters from different perspectives. We propose a new composite approach in terms of a set of complexities in morphology instead of a view of morphological complexity as a unified phenomenon. This, we argue, allows us to individuate different aspects (e.g., syntagmatic vs. paradigmatic; inflectional vs. derivational, etc.) as logically independent variables of crosslinguistic variation requiring their own measures and analyses. A synopsis of the volume and of the individual contributions is also provided.Less
This chapter overviews some of the foundational assumptions informing contemporary views on morphological complexity and raises some of the central questions to be addressed in the volume's chapters from different perspectives. We propose a new composite approach in terms of a set of complexities in morphology instead of a view of morphological complexity as a unified phenomenon. This, we argue, allows us to individuate different aspects (e.g., syntagmatic vs. paradigmatic; inflectional vs. derivational, etc.) as logically independent variables of crosslinguistic variation requiring their own measures and analyses. A synopsis of the volume and of the individual contributions is also provided.
Peter Arkadiev and Francesco Gardani (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- November 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198861287
- eISBN:
- 9780191893346
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198861287.001.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Syntax and Morphology
The volume deals with the multifaceted nature of morphological complexity understood as a composite rather than unitary phenomenon as it shows an amazing degree of crosslinguistic variation. It ...
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The volume deals with the multifaceted nature of morphological complexity understood as a composite rather than unitary phenomenon as it shows an amazing degree of crosslinguistic variation. It features an Introduction by the editors that critically discusses some of the foundational assumptions informing contemporary views on morphological complexity, eleven chapters authored by an excellent set of contributors, and a concluding chapter by Östen Dahl that reviews various approaches to morphological complexity addressed in the preceding contributions and focuses on the minimum description length approach. The central eleven chapters approach morphological complexity from different perspectives, including the language-particular, the crosslinguistic, and the acquisitional one, and offer insights into issues such as the quantification of morphological complexity, its syntagmatic vs. paradigmatic aspects, diachronic developments including the emergence and acquisition of complexity, and the relations between morphological complexity and socioecological parameters of language. The empirical evidence includes data from both better-known languages such as Russian, and lesser-known and underdescribed languages from Africa, Australia, and the Americas, as well as experimental data drawn from iterated artificial language learning.Less
The volume deals with the multifaceted nature of morphological complexity understood as a composite rather than unitary phenomenon as it shows an amazing degree of crosslinguistic variation. It features an Introduction by the editors that critically discusses some of the foundational assumptions informing contemporary views on morphological complexity, eleven chapters authored by an excellent set of contributors, and a concluding chapter by Östen Dahl that reviews various approaches to morphological complexity addressed in the preceding contributions and focuses on the minimum description length approach. The central eleven chapters approach morphological complexity from different perspectives, including the language-particular, the crosslinguistic, and the acquisitional one, and offer insights into issues such as the quantification of morphological complexity, its syntagmatic vs. paradigmatic aspects, diachronic developments including the emergence and acquisition of complexity, and the relations between morphological complexity and socioecological parameters of language. The empirical evidence includes data from both better-known languages such as Russian, and lesser-known and underdescribed languages from Africa, Australia, and the Americas, as well as experimental data drawn from iterated artificial language learning.
Kees Hengeveld
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199668441
- eISBN:
- 9780191748707
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199668441.003.0002
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Syntax and Morphology, Language Families
Hengeveld’s chapter studies the question of the extent to which the parts-of-speech system of a language determines the morphosyntactic properties of that language. Taking the parts-of-speech ...
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Hengeveld’s chapter studies the question of the extent to which the parts-of-speech system of a language determines the morphosyntactic properties of that language. Taking the parts-of-speech hierarchy as originally proposed in Hengeveld (1992a, 1992b) and especially its distinction between flexible and rigid parts-of-speech systems as its point of departure, the paper shows that languages with a high degree of lexical flexibility show a high degree of morphosyntactic rigidity, while languages with a high degree of lexical rigidity may or may not show a high degree of morphosyntactic flexibility. The paper furthermore shows that the flexibility and rigidity typical of parts-of-speech systems may extend to other areas of grammar, especially in the processes of lexical and syntactic derivation, and in the behaviour of classes of lexemes not covered by the parts-of-speech hierarchy.Less
Hengeveld’s chapter studies the question of the extent to which the parts-of-speech system of a language determines the morphosyntactic properties of that language. Taking the parts-of-speech hierarchy as originally proposed in Hengeveld (1992a, 1992b) and especially its distinction between flexible and rigid parts-of-speech systems as its point of departure, the paper shows that languages with a high degree of lexical flexibility show a high degree of morphosyntactic rigidity, while languages with a high degree of lexical rigidity may or may not show a high degree of morphosyntactic flexibility. The paper furthermore shows that the flexibility and rigidity typical of parts-of-speech systems may extend to other areas of grammar, especially in the processes of lexical and syntactic derivation, and in the behaviour of classes of lexemes not covered by the parts-of-speech hierarchy.
