Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D) -- University of Arizona, 2006.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Syntax within the Word; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; PART 1. Introduction; Syntax within the Word; Distributed morphology; Morphological operations in DM; PART 2. On a theory of root allomorphy; Root allomorphy; Simplifying DM; Expansion of the fusion analysis; Inflection in compounds; Interim conclusions; PART 3. Argument selection; Argument selection within Distributed Morphology; Minimize Exponence based account of subcategorization.; Subcategorization expanded; The nature of verbs; Interim Conclusions, redux.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Syntax within the Word provides a multifaceted look into the syntactic framework of Distributed Morphology (DM) within the Minimalist program. For those unfamiliar with the theory, this monograph provides an overview of DM and argues its strengths. For those more familiar with DM, this monograph provides analyses of familiar data much of which has not been treated within the framework: argument selection, stem allomorphy and suppletion, nominal compounds in English (feet-first vs. *heads-first), and the structure of the verb phrase. This monograph also proposes a future for the theory in the f.
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Title
Syntax within the word.
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9027255210
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Morphology.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Word formation.
Linguistics.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Morphology.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Word formation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Syntax.