Syntactic Heads and Word Formation

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Title:	Syntactic Heads and Word Formation
Description:	Marit Julien investigates the relation between morphology and syntax, or more specifically, the relation between the form of inflected verbs and the position of those verbs. She surveys 530 languages and shows that, with the exception of agreement markers, the positioning of verbal inflectional markers relative to verb stems is compatible with a syntactic approach to morphology.
Authors:	Marit Julien
Resource Type:	eBook.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology, Order (Grammar), Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb, Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax
Categories:	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Database:	eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

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Abstract:	Marit Julien investigates the relation between morphology and syntax, or more specifically, the relation between the form of inflected verbs and the position of those verbs. She surveys 530 languages and shows that, with the exception of agreement markers, the positioning of verbal inflectional markers relative to verb stems is compatible with a syntactic approach to morphology.
ISBN:	9780195149517 9780195149500 9780198034117 9780195348828