Itamar Kastner
Biographic Data
| ID | 825162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Itamar Kastner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Itamar |
| FAMILY NAME | Kastner |
| SIGNATURE | KASTNER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1038-1703 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The lexical pragmatics of reflexive marking
In French, the members of a subclass of anticausative verbs are optionally marked with the clitic se , traditionally considered to be a reflexive marker. We show that this optionality is not a case of free variation. Rather, the presence or absence of se is influenced by lexical-pragmatic considerations: while by default, both variants are equally acceptable, in the context of a human subject, cooperative speakers strongly prefer the variant that…
Mutation, allomorphy and Galician clitics
The Galician definite article and direct object clitics exhibit allomorphy-like alternations which raise a number of questions for the morphology-phonology interface. This squib highlights inadequacies of allomorphic approaches to these alternations, outlining a novel way forward in which segmental changes apply to a stem in a fashion reminiscent of Celtic mutation. Differences between the article and the object clitic can then be ascribed to the…
Prefixes and suffixes in Afroasiatic
How can we tell whether an agreement feature will end up as a prefix, a suffix, or a combination of exponents? Research on Afroasiatic languages has identified a number of asymmetries which can be found between prefixes and suffixes. This short review considers these asymmetries, points out three cross-Semitic generalizations, and outlines the possible sources for them. Four kinds of theoretical explanations are evaluated: Syntactic, Morphologica…
The Open Letter
Since its publication in July 2020, the Open Letter to the LSA regarding Steven Pinker has evoked many passionate reactions. The letter argued that Pinker's public statements are inconsistent with the LSA’s anti-racist values, asking to revoke Pinker's status as LSA Fellow and to remove him from the LSA's list of Media Experts. Signed by 600+ linguists, the letter has generated vigorous debate within and outside linguistics. This talk pushes the …
Directionality in cross-categorial derivations
What exactly is the relationship between the verb hammer and the noun hammer? Is one derived from the other, are both derived from a common source, and how can we tell? This article provides an overview of recent generative approaches to derivational directionality and reviews the different kinds of answers given to such questions, considering the diachrony and synchrony of deverbal nouns, deadjectival and denominal verbs, and similar forms. We c…
Serial verb constructions and the syntax-prosody interface
Rolle (2020) identifies an apparent morphophonological conspiracy in serial verb constructions (SVCs) in Degema. He argues that it constitutes evidence for a partly-unified postsyntactic module, in which morphology and prosody are built in parallel (by ‘Optimality-Theoretic Distributed Morphology’). We argue that the pattern Rolle identifies in Degema SVCs instead results from the simultaneous interaction of two independently-attested syntax-pros…
Gereon Müller (2020). Inflectional morphology in harmonic serialism. (Advances in Optimality Theory.) Sheffield & Bristol, CT
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Inchoatives in causative clothing
The “causative” template heXYiZ in Hebrew is the morphological form of verbs which are usually transitive. I discuss cases in which specific roots give rise to the labile alternation, otherwise unattested in the language. A straightforward analysis is suggested for the majority of cases, based on causative Voice [+D] $\text{Voice}_{\text{[+D]}}$ . This analysis is then extended to account for the labile exceptions, which inform how the idiosyncra…
Templatic morphology as an emergent property
Blocking and paradigm gaps
Factivity mirrors interpretation
Templatic morphology as an emergent property
Factivity mirrors interpretation
Mutation, allomorphy and Galician clitics
The Galician definite article and direct object clitics exhibit allomorphy-like alternations which raise a number of questions for the morphology-phonology interface. This squib highlights inadequacies of allomorphic approaches to these alternations, outlining a novel way forward in which segmental changes apply to a stem in a fashion reminiscent of Celtic mutation. Differences between the article and the object clitic can then be ascribed to the…
Serial verb constructions and the syntax-prosody interface
Rolle (2020) identifies an apparent morphophonological conspiracy in serial verb constructions (SVCs) in Degema. He argues that it constitutes evidence for a partly-unified postsyntactic module, in which morphology and prosody are built in parallel (by ‘Optimality-Theoretic Distributed Morphology’). We argue that the pattern Rolle identifies in Degema SVCs instead results from the simultaneous interaction of two independently-attested syntax-pros…
Blocking and paradigm gaps
Factivity mirrors interpretation
Blocking and paradigm gaps
Inchoatives in causative clothing
The “causative” template heXYiZ in Hebrew is the morphological form of verbs which are usually transitive. I discuss cases in which specific roots give rise to the labile alternation, otherwise unattested in the language. A straightforward analysis is suggested for the majority of cases, based on causative Voice [+D] $\text{Voice}_{\text{[+D]}}$ . This analysis is then extended to account for the labile exceptions, which inform how the idiosyncra…
Templatic morphology as an emergent property
Gereon Müller (2020). Inflectional morphology in harmonic serialism. (Advances in Optimality Theory.) Sheffield & Bristol, CT
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Open Letter
Since its publication in July 2020, the Open Letter to the LSA regarding Steven Pinker has evoked many passionate reactions. The letter argued that Pinker's public statements are inconsistent with the LSA’s anti-racist values, asking to revoke Pinker's status as LSA Fellow and to remove him from the LSA's list of Media Experts. Signed by 600+ linguists, the letter has generated vigorous debate within and outside linguistics. This talk pushes the …
Directionality in cross-categorial derivations
What exactly is the relationship between the verb hammer and the noun hammer? Is one derived from the other, are both derived from a common source, and how can we tell? This article provides an overview of recent generative approaches to derivational directionality and reviews the different kinds of answers given to such questions, considering the diachrony and synchrony of deverbal nouns, deadjectival and denominal verbs, and similar forms. We c…
Serial verb constructions and the syntax-prosody interface
Rolle (2020) identifies an apparent morphophonological conspiracy in serial verb constructions (SVCs) in Degema. He argues that it constitutes evidence for a partly-unified postsyntactic module, in which morphology and prosody are built in parallel (by ‘Optimality-Theoretic Distributed Morphology’). We argue that the pattern Rolle identifies in Degema SVCs instead results from the simultaneous interaction of two independently-attested syntax-pros…
Prefixes and suffixes in Afroasiatic
How can we tell whether an agreement feature will end up as a prefix, a suffix, or a combination of exponents? Research on Afroasiatic languages has identified a number of asymmetries which can be found between prefixes and suffixes. This short review considers these asymmetries, points out three cross-Semitic generalizations, and outlines the possible sources for them. Four kinds of theoretical explanations are evaluated: Syntactic, Morphologica…
Mutation, allomorphy and Galician clitics
The Galician definite article and direct object clitics exhibit allomorphy-like alternations which raise a number of questions for the morphology-phonology interface. This squib highlights inadequacies of allomorphic approaches to these alternations, outlining a novel way forward in which segmental changes apply to a stem in a fashion reminiscent of Celtic mutation. Differences between the article and the object clitic can then be ascribed to the…
The lexical pragmatics of reflexive marking
In French, the members of a subclass of anticausative verbs are optionally marked with the clitic se , traditionally considered to be a reflexive marker. We show that this optionality is not a case of free variation. Rather, the presence or absence of se is influenced by lexical-pragmatic considerations: while by default, both variants are equally acceptable, in the context of a human subject, cooperative speakers strongly prefer the variant that…
Linguistics (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Verb (4 works) · Allomorph (3 works) · Natural language processing (3 works)