Morpheme Order and Semantic Scope

Word Formation in the Athapaskan Verb

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23399385
AutoresKeren Rice (University of Toronto, autor de correspondencia)
Año2000
Fecha de publicación2000-05-18
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaMorpheme Order and Semantic Scope (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511663659
OpenAlexW4241000912
Open LibraryOL34448488M
ISBN9780511663659
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas68

Athapaskan languages are well known for their intricate morphology, in particular the complexity of their verbs. The significance of these languages for linguistic theory is widely acknowledged. In this book, Keren Rice offers a rich typological survey of morpheme ordering in Athapaskan verbs, with implications for both synchronic grammar and language change. She shows that verb structure is in fact widely predictable across Athapaskan languages if appropriate syntactic factors and an overarching principle of semantic scope are taken into account. The presentation also includes a detailed study of argument and aspectual systems. This landmark volume was the first major comparative study of its type for the Athapaskan language family, combining descriptive depth with a contemporary theoretical perspective. Clear and insightful, it will interest Athapaskanists, typologists, historical and theoretical linguists alike.

Argument (complex analysis) · Linguistics · Morpheme · Perspective (graphical) · Scope (computer science) · Verb · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation